Romania vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Romania
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 88.02 Index against 73.13 Index in Romania, a difference of 14.89 Index.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th of 35 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.92 Index | 91.17 Index | 1.25 Index | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 100.35 Index | 102.24 Index | 1.88 Index | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 66.24 Index | 91.6 Index | 25.36 Index | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 72.18 Index | 89.45 Index | 17.27 Index | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Romania or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 88.02 Index against 73.13 Index in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Romania and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 14.89 Index, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Romania and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Romania ranks 33rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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