Greece vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Greece
83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2018
Greece rank
9th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
10th

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

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 3.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

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.

Greece ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 120.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 97.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 23.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Greece
2010s 192.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 79.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 112.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Greece or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Greece, at 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Greece and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
3.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Greece and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Greece ranks 9th 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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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