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

Latest (2022)
5.71 million
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
5.71 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.39 million
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Netherlands, 2004–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M2004201320222004: 2.4M2006: 2.7M2008: 3.5M2010: 4.7M2012: 4.6M2014: 4.8M2016: 5.1M2018: 4.7M2020: 4.9M2022: 5.7M

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

Annual values for Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2004 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Spain 6.04 million compare
  2. 3 France 2.48 million compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 0
  4. 4 Sweden 1.54 million compare
  5. 5 Greece 1.05 million compare

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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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Indicator
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 activity
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 363 data points, 2004–2022
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