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

Hungary
71.35 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
Hungary rank
13th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
10th

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

  • Hungary
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0255075100200420132022

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Hungary, a difference of 8.55 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 20 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 76.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 97.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 20.59 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 56.41 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 79.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 23.31 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Hungary 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 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Hungary and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
8.55 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 Hungary and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Hungary and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Hungary ranks 13th 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