Chile vs Moldova: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste

Chile
191.4 Index
in 2023
Moldova
363.4 Index
in 2021
Chile rank
4th
Moldova rank
1st

Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time

  • Chile
  • Moldova
100200300400199520092023

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 363.4 Index against 191.4 Index in Chile, a difference of 172 Index.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.9 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Moldova ahead.

Chile ranks 4th and Moldova ranks 1st of 35 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Moldova Difference Ahead
2000s 112.28 Index 125.96 Index 13.69 Index Moldova
2010s 158.94 Index 249.68 Index 90.74 Index Moldova
2020s 187.58 Index 346.64 Index 159.06 Index Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Chile or Moldova?
Moldova, at 363.4 Index against 191.4 Index in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Chile and Moldova?
172 Index, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Moldova?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Chile and Moldova rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
Chile ranks 4th and Moldova ranks 1st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated
Unit
Index
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,548 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation