Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
79
Highest
1.65 million tonnes
Italy
Lowest
0 tonnes
Kyrgyzstan
Median
15,340 tonnes
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
1,108
What the numbers show
Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 1.65 million tonnes in Italy; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,340 tonnes, and the mean is 112,147 tonnes.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 14,981.0%), and the largest decrease in India (down 99.8%).
Hazardous waste exported: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1.65 million tonnes | 2023 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 925,890 tonnes | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 919,191 tonnes | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 4 | France | 646,134 tonnes | 2023 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 633,768 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 416,354 tonnes | 2023 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 407,630 tonnes | 2021 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 336,117 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 324,647 tonnes | 2023 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 298,774 tonnes | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 264,436 tonnes | 2023 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 223,719 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 220,370 tonnes | 2022 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Austria | 215,435 tonnes | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 163,681 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 120,805 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 105,307 tonnes | 2023 | up 681.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 90,217 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovenia | 72,266 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 64,705 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 62,733 tonnes | 2023 | up 436.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 60,588 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 51,409 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,286.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 50,069 tonnes | 2019 | up 14,981.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Singapore | 45,868 tonnes | 2020 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 42,821 tonnes | 2023 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 34,561 tonnes | 2023 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 33,625 tonnes | 2017 | up 1,020.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 28,584 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 28,507 tonnes | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 25,400 tonnes | 2020 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Oman | 25,011 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 33 | New Zealand | 21,950 tonnes | 2022 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 21,278 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 20,381 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 18,497 tonnes | 2023 | β | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 18,400 tonnes | 2020 | up 330.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kuwait | 17,301 tonnes | 2008 | β | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 16,935 tonnes | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 40 | Jordan | 15,340 tonnes | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 14,200 tonnes | 2017 | up 373.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 12,700 tonnes | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12,332 tonnes | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 11,006 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 10,325 tonnes | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 46 | Bahrain | 9,584 tonnes | 2019 | up 4,066.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 9,150 tonnes | 2021 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 7,167 tonnes | 2023 | up 136.1% | falling |
| 49 | Qatar | 5,179 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Cyprus | 4,745 tonnes | 2023 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 51 | Monaco | 4,512 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,397.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Republic of Moldova | 4,397 tonnes | 2021 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 2,786 tonnes | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,318 tonnes | 2019 | up 356.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 2,007 tonnes | 2023 | up 556.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bermuda | 1,698 tonnes | 2019 | up 190.3% | rising |
| 57 | Cuba | 1,531 tonnes | 2021 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 58 | State of Palestine | 1,285 tonnes | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 1,209 tonnes | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Andorra | 1,136 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Cabo Verde | 978.6 tonnes | 2020 | up 1,123.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritius | 932.08 tonnes | 2021 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Benin | 429 tonnes | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 400 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 352.07 tonnes | 2017 | β | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 344.6 tonnes | 2021 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 290 tonnes | 2022 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Liechtenstein | 284.58 tonnes | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Lesotho | 282.28 tonnes | 2019 | up 778.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Honduras | 253.14 tonnes | 2015 | up 1,645.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 147 tonnes | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 95.7 tonnes | 2020 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.09 tonnes | 2021 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 74 | India | 10 tonnes | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 0.527 tonnes | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 76 | Myanmar | 0 tonnes | 2021 | β | flat |
| 76 | Armenia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | β | flat |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 tonnes | 2009 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,398 tonnes
- South Africa 1,461 tonnes
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 169.6 tonnes