Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg) by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
20.86 million kg
Brunei Darussalam
Lowest
0.0092 kg
Armenia
Median
57 kg
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,249
What the numbers show
Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 20.86 million kg in Brunei Darussalam; the lowest is 0.0092 kg in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 57 kg, and the mean is 232,297 kg.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 406,716.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 99.7%).
Hazardous waste generated, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.86 million kg | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92,086 kg | 2021 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 91,049 kg | 2011 | up 2,197.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Suriname | 62,889 kg | 2023 | up 346.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Myanmar | 6,101 kg | 2021 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 5,266 kg | 2022 | up 1,626.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,617 kg | 2022 | up 406,716.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Serbia | 4,444 kg | 2022 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 2,246 kg | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 1,130 kg | 2022 | down 83.7% | falling |
| 11 | Lesotho | 782.7 kg | 2019 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 722 kg | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 684 kg | 2022 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Montenegro | 477 kg | 2022 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 349 kg | 2022 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 318 kg | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 274 kg | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 18 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 246 kg | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 244.44 kg | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 237 kg | 2022 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 224 kg | 2022 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 219.28 kg | 2009 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 23 | Belgium | 190 kg | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 171 kg | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 25 | France | 167 kg | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 163 kg | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 147 kg | 2022 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 146 kg | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 129 kg | 2022 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 125.5 kg | 2020 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 125.4 kg | 2020 | up 58.3% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 124.59 kg | 2023 | up 342.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Panama | 119.35 kg | 2011 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 119.23 kg | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 106.45 kg | 2017 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 91 kg | 2022 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 89 kg | 2022 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Lithuania | 85 kg | 2022 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 84 kg | 2022 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 76 kg | 2022 | up 181.5% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 72 kg | 2022 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 63 kg | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 62 kg | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 61 kg | 2022 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 60.29 kg | 2021 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 57 kg | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 57 kg | 2022 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 47 kg | 2022 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Israel | 38.97 kg | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 50 | Mexico | 33.55 kg | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 32.52 kg | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 52 | Latvia | 31 kg | 2022 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 30.11 kg | 2023 | up 1,323.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 28.39 kg | 2023 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 27.01 kg | 2006 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 56 | Ukraine | 20.07 kg | 2023 | up 301.9% | volatile |
| 57 | French Guiana | 17.98 kg | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 58 | Jordan | 14.62 kg | 2021 | up 2,304.1% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 13.76 kg | 2023 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 60 | India | 9.18 kg | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 61 | Dominica | 8.75 kg | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 62 | Martinique | 8.04 kg | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Andorra | 7.12 kg | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 6.52 kg | 2021 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 65 | Mauritius | 5.98 kg | 2017 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Oman | 5.06 kg | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Réunion | 4.97 kg | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Argentina | 4.87 kg | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 69 | Fiji | 4.82 kg | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 4.72 kg | 2021 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 4.43 kg | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 kg | 2022 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Bermuda | 3.56 kg | 2019 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 74 | Guadeloupe | 2.86 kg | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 2.3 kg | 2019 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Qatar | 1.64 kg | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 1.61 kg | 2019 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 78 | Singapore | 1.56 kg | 2020 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 1.54 kg | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 80 | China | 1.35 kg | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 1.24 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 82 | Monaco | 0.8634 kg | 2023 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 83 | State of Palestine | 0.6545 kg | 2016 | down 99.1% | falling |
| 84 | Malaysia | 0.6013 kg | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | 0.4379 kg | 2021 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 86 | Liechtenstein | 0.4377 kg | 2023 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 87 | Belarus | 0.3948 kg | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Russian Federation | 0.1794 kg | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0492 kg | 2017 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 0.0463 kg | 2023 | up 909.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Armenia | 0.0092 kg | 2023 | down 98.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 103.33 kg
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 60.91 kg
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26.81 kg