Netherlands vs OECD Asia Oceania: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Netherlands
- OECD Asia Oceania
How they compare
OECD Asia Oceania currently reports 91.94 Index against 89.24 Index in Netherlands, a difference of 2.7 Index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD Asia Oceania ahead.
Netherlands ranks 10th and OECD Asia Oceania ranks 9th of 11 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and OECD Asia Oceania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | OECD Asia Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.55 Index | 97.51 Index | 8.97 Index | OECD Asia Oceania |
| 2000s | 101.87 Index | 98.25 Index | 3.62 Index | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 94.48 Index | 92.31 Index | 2.17 Index | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 91.28 Index | 93.59 Index | 2.32 Index | OECD Asia Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Netherlands or OECD Asia Oceania?
- OECD Asia Oceania, at 91.94 Index against 89.24 Index in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Netherlands and OECD Asia Oceania?
- 2.7 Index, with OECD Asia Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD Asia Oceania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and OECD Asia Oceania rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Netherlands ranks 10th and OECD Asia Oceania ranks 9th 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