Estonia vs Russian Federation: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Estonia
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 155.44 Index against 81.25 Index in Estonia, a difference of 74.19 Index.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.9 times Estonia's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 11th of 11 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.89 Index | 98.08 Index | 8.19 Index | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 87.98 Index | 112.43 Index | 24.46 Index | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 61.93 Index | 140.86 Index | 78.93 Index | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Estonia or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 155.44 Index against 81.25 Index in Estonia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Estonia and Russian Federation?
- 74.19 Index, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Russian Federation?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Estonia and Russian Federation rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Estonia ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 11th of 11 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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About this data
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