Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 was 5.71 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 5.71 million for generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in Netherlands peaked at 5.71 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.39 million, in 2004.
That places Netherlands 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.39 million | — |
| 2006 | 2.66 million | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 3.47 million | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 4.68 million | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 4.62 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.77 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.09 million | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 4.68 million | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 4.90 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.71 million | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 million | 2.39 million | 3.47 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.77 million | 4.62 million | 5.09 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.30 million | 4.90 million | 5.71 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Heating Degree Days 4,535 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 184.4 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 330,214 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 296,838 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 33,376 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5687 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in Netherlands?
- Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in Netherlands was 5.71 million in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2004.
- How does Netherlands rank for generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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