Netherlands vs Russia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Netherlands
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 155.44 Index against 89.24 Index in Netherlands, a difference of 66.2 Index.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Russia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 10th and Russia ranks 11th of 11 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.6 Index | 98.08 Index | 1.48 Index | Russia |
| 2000s | 101.87 Index | 112.43 Index | 10.57 Index | Russia |
| 2010s | 98.53 Index | 140.86 Index | 42.33 Index | Russia |
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 Russia?
- Russia, at 155.44 Index against 89.24 Index in Netherlands as of 2012.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Netherlands and Russia?
- 66.2 Index, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Russia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Netherlands and Russia rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Netherlands ranks 10th and Russia ranks 11th 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