Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 74.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Germany, a difference of 5.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 20 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 97.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 11.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 79.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 1.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 74.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Germany as of 2018.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 5.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Germany ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th 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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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