Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Slovakia
Slovakia: Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 was 460,583 Tonne in 2022. ▼ Falling
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Slovakia, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 460,583 Tonne for generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in Slovakia peaked at 788,788 Tonne in 2008 and was at its lowest, 460,583 Tonne, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 605,600 Tonne | — |
| 2006 | 741,965 Tonne | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 788,788 Tonne | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 525,604 Tonne | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 549,391 Tonne | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 574,396 Tonne | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 788,559 Tonne | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 529,786 Tonne | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 562,363 Tonne | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 460,583 Tonne | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 712,118 Tonne | 605,600 Tonne | 788,788 Tonne | 3 |
| 2010s | 593,547 Tonne | 525,604 Tonne | 788,559 Tonne | 5 |
| 2020s | 511,473 Tonne | 460,583 Tonne | 562,363 Tonne | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 39 Kilometre (2024)
- Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 2,529 Megawatt (2024)
- Net greenhouse gas emissions of the Land use, Land use change and -4,991 Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector 28,927 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Domestic net greenhouse gas emissions 28.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (2024)
- Renewable freshwater resources 39,109 Million cubic metres (2024)
- Environmental tax revenues 2,476 Million euro (2024)
- Municipal waste by waste management operations 489 Kilograms per capita (2024)
- Marine waters affected by eutrophication 0 Square kilometre (2025)
- Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector 617.3 Million cubic metres (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in Slovakia?
- Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 in Slovakia was 460,583 Tonne in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 788,788 Tonne in 2008.
- What is the lowest generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 460,583 Tonne in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2?
- Slovakia ranks 15th out of 46 countries with data for 2022.
- Is generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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