Greece vs United States: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Greece
- United States
How they compare
Greece currently reports 122.34 Index against 120.09 Index in United States, a difference of 2.25 Index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States ahead.
Greece ranks 19th and United States ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.22 Index | 62.29 Index | 6.07 Index | United States |
| 1990s | 81.1 Index | 90.46 Index | 9.36 Index | United States |
| 2000s | 108.28 Index | 102.49 Index | 5.79 Index | Greece |
| 2010s | 122.8 Index | 107.71 Index | 15.09 Index | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Greece or United States?
- Greece, at 122.34 Index against 120.09 Index in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Greece and United States?
- 2.25 Index, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Greece and United States rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Greece ranks 19th and United States ranks 20th 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