Korea vs Russia: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation

Korea
448 Kilogrammes per person
in 2022
Russia
2,065 Kilogrammes per person
in 2019
Korea rank
2nd
Russia rank
1st

Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time

  • Korea
  • Russia
5001.0k1.5k2.0k199920102022

How they compare

Russia currently reports 2,065 Kilogrammes per person against 448 Kilogrammes per person in Korea, a difference of 1,617 Kilogrammes per person.

That makes Russia's figure about 4.6 times Korea's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 382 Kilogrammes per person 1,573 Kilogrammes per person 1,191 Kilogrammes per person Russia
2010s 369.1 Kilogrammes per person 1,825 Kilogrammes per person 1,456 Kilogrammes per person Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation, Korea or Russia?
Russia, at 2,065 Kilogrammes per person against 448 Kilogrammes per person in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Korea and Russia?
1,617 Kilogrammes per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Korea and Russia rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
Korea ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 3 groups.
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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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