Hungary vs Japan: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Hungary
- Japan
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 86.92 Index against 71.08 Index in Japan, a difference of 15.84 Index.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 31st and Japan ranks 34th of 35 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.92 Index | 95.99 Index | 13.93 Index | Hungary |
| 2000s | 100.85 Index | 95.07 Index | 5.79 Index | Hungary |
| 2010s | 83.64 Index | 80.38 Index | 3.26 Index | Hungary |
| 2020s | 88.51 Index | 73.92 Index | 14.59 Index | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Hungary or Japan?
- Hungary, at 86.92 Index against 71.08 Index in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Hungary and Japan?
- 15.84 Index, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Hungary ranks 31st and Japan ranks 34th 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