Estonia vs Romania: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Romania, a difference of 170.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.8 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Romania ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th of 7 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 486.07 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 671.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 185.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Romania |
| 2010s | 484.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 366.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 118.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Estonia |
| 2020s | 345.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 217.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 127.78 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Estonia or Romania?
- Estonia, at 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Estonia and Romania?
- 170.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th of 7 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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About this data
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