Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
1.65 million
Italy
Lowest
0
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
14,770
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,147
What the numbers show
Hazardous waste exported, (Tonnes) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 1.65 million in Italy; the lowest is 0 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,770, and the mean is 111,002.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 27 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 | 2023 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 925,890 | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 919,191 | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 4 | France | 646,134 | 2023 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 633,768 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 416,354 | 2023 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 407,630 | 2021 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 336,117 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 324,647 | 2023 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 298,774 | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 264,436 | 2023 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 223,719 | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | Japan | 220,370 | 2022 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Austria | 215,435 | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 163,681 | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 120,805 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 105,307 | 2023 | up 681.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 90,217 | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovenia | 72,266 | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 64,705 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 62,733 | 2023 | up 436.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 60,588 | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 23 | Malaysia | 51,409 | 2023 | up 1,286.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 50,069 | 2019 | up 14,981.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Singapore | 45,868 | 2020 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 42,821 | 2023 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 34,561 | 2023 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 33,625 | 2017 | up 1,020.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 28,584 | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 28,507 | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 25,400 | 2020 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Oman | 25,011 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 33 | New Zealand | 21,950 | 2022 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 21,278 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 20,381 | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 18,497 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 18,400 | 2020 | up 330.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kuwait | 17,301 | 2008 | — | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 16,935 | 2023 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 40 | Jordan | 15,340 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 14,200 | 2017 | up 373.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Israel | 12,700 | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12,332 | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 12,332 | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Estonia | 11,006 | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Hungary | 10,325 | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 47 | Bahrain | 9,584 | 2019 | up 4,066.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 9,150 | 2021 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 7,167 | 2023 | up 136.1% | falling |
| 50 | Qatar | 5,179 | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Cyprus | 4,745 | 2023 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 52 | Monaco | 4,512 | 2023 | up 1,397.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Republic of Moldova | 4,397 | 2021 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Moldova | 4,397 | 2021 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 2,786 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,318 | 2019 | up 356.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Brunei | 2,318 | 2019 | up 356.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 2,007 | 2023 | up 556.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bermuda | 1,698 | 2019 | up 190.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cuba | 1,531 | 2021 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 1,461 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 62 | State of Palestine | 1,285 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Ukraine | 1,209 | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Andorra | 1,136 | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Cabo Verde | 978.6 | 2020 | up 1,123.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Mauritius | 932.08 | 2021 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Benin | 429 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 400 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Niger | 352.07 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Argentina | 344.6 | 2021 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 290 | 2022 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 284.58 | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Lesotho | 282.28 | 2019 | up 778.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 253.14 | 2015 | up 1,645.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 147 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 95.7 | 2020 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.09 | 2021 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 10 | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 0.527 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.