Netherlands vs Spain: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation

Netherlands
468 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Spain
482 Kilogrammes per person
in 2022
Netherlands rank
18th
Spain rank
17th

Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
0200400600199520092023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 482 Kilogrammes per person against 468 Kilogrammes per person in Netherlands, a difference of 14 Kilogrammes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th of 34 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 531 Kilogrammes per person 521 Kilogrammes per person 10 Kilogrammes per person Netherlands
2000s 608.86 Kilogrammes per person 542.43 Kilogrammes per person 66.43 Kilogrammes per person Netherlands
2010s 531.6 Kilogrammes per person 470.9 Kilogrammes per person 60.7 Kilogrammes per person Netherlands
2020s 506.67 Kilogrammes per person 475.67 Kilogrammes per person 31 Kilogrammes per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 482 Kilogrammes per person against 468 Kilogrammes per person in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Netherlands and Spain?
14 Kilogrammes per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
Netherlands ranks 18th and Spain ranks 17th 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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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