Spain vs United Kingdom: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 88.02 Index against 84.1 Index in Spain, a difference of 3.92 Index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 35 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.21 Index | 91.17 Index | 7.97 Index | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 98.48 Index | 102.24 Index | 3.76 Index | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 82.84 Index | 91.6 Index | 8.76 Index | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 85.24 Index | 89.45 Index | 4.22 Index | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 88.02 Index against 84.1 Index in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 3.92 Index, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Spain ranks 32nd and United Kingdom 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