Belgium vs Latvia: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Belgium
86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Latvia
37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Belgium rank
8th
Latvia rank
7th

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
20406080100200420132022

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Latvia, a difference of 49.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.3 times Latvia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 7th of 20 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 95.03 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 29.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 65.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Belgium
2010s 97.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 36.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 61.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Belgium
2020s 96.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 41.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 54.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Belgium or Latvia?
Belgium, at 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Belgium and Latvia?
49.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Belgium ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 7th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation