Germany vs United Kingdom: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 99.36 Index against 88.02 Index in United Kingdom, a difference of 11.34 Index.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.68 Index | 89.28 Index | 9.41 Index | Germany |
| 2000s | 93.43 Index | 102.24 Index | 8.81 Index | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 95.88 Index | 91.6 Index | 4.28 Index | Germany |
| 2020s | 98.85 Index | 89.45 Index | 9.4 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 United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 99.36 Index against 88.02 Index in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 11.34 Index, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Germany ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 30th 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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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