Latvia 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
- Latvia
- 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 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Latvia, a difference of 42.16 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.1 times Latvia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 7 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 | Latvia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 97.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 68.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 36.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 79.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 43.66 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, Latvia 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 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Latvia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Latvia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 42.16 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 Latvia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Latvia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Latvia ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th 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