Australia vs Denmark: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation

Australia
543 Kilogrammes per person
in 2021
Denmark
543 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Australia rank
9th
Denmark rank
9th

Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
0200400600200720152023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 543 Kilogrammes per person against 543 Kilogrammes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0 Kilogrammes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 9th of 34 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
2010s 537.67 Kilogrammes per person 588.67 Kilogrammes per person 51 Kilogrammes per person Denmark
2020s 529 Kilogrammes per person 605 Kilogrammes per person 76 Kilogrammes per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation, Australia or Denmark?
Australia, at 543 Kilogrammes per person against 543 Kilogrammes per person in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Australia and Denmark?
0 Kilogrammes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
Australia ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 9th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation
Unit
Kilogrammes per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 734 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org