Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 activity by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
6.04 million
Spain
Lowest
0
Finland
Median
292,336
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
363
What the numbers show
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 activity is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 6.04 million in Spain; the lowest is 0 in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 292,336, and the mean is 737,269.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 10,386.4%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6.04 million | 2022 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5.71 million | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2.48 million | 2022 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.54 million | 2022 | up 464.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Greece | 1.05 million | 2022 | up 10,386.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 966,384 | 2022 | up 48.9% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 859,984 | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 646,525 | 2022 | up 760.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 637,561 | 2022 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 616,865 | 2018 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 11 | Cyprus | 608,239 | 2022 | up 3,241.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 460,583 | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 419,747 | 2022 | up 458.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 352,752 | 2022 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 328,210 | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 293,977 | 2022 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 292,641 | 2022 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 292,031 | 2022 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Lithuania | 289,947 | 2022 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 272,374 | 2022 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 189,253 | 2022 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 188,724 | 2022 | up 143.8% | flat |
| 23 | Norway | 170,588 | 2022 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 151,010 | 2022 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 88,264 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 64,265 | 2022 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 27,604 | 2022 | up 897.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Montenegro | 12,959 | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 9,253 | 2022 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 6,882 | 2022 | up 398.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Malta | 3,733 | 2022 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 462 | 2022 | up 1,908.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 24.17 million
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 20.87 million