Germany vs Hungary: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste

Germany
99.36 Index
in 2024
Hungary
86.92 Index
in 2024
Germany rank
28th
Hungary rank
31st

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

  • Germany
  • Hungary
0255075100125199020072024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 99.36 Index against 86.92 Index in Hungary, a difference of 12.44 Index.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.

Germany ranks 28th and Hungary ranks 31st of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Hungary Difference Ahead
1990s 98.68 Index 109.92 Index 11.23 Index Hungary
2000s 93.43 Index 100.85 Index 7.42 Index Hungary
2010s 95.88 Index 83.64 Index 12.24 Index Germany
2020s 98.95 Index 87.68 Index 11.28 Index Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Germany or Hungary?
Germany, at 99.36 Index against 86.92 Index in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Germany and Hungary?
12.44 Index, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hungary?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Germany and Hungary rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
Germany ranks 28th and Hungary ranks 31st 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
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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