Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion
Reunion: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 4.97 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion is 4.97, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion peaked at 81.22 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.97, in 2023.
That places Reunion 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8 | — |
| 2006 | 10.23 | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 81.22 | +694.2% |
| 2008 | 74.68 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 78.22 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 17.6 | -77.5% |
| 2011 | 33.48 | +90.2% |
| 2012 | 10.83 | -67.7% |
| 2013 | 10.15 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.57 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.94 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 9.59 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.48 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 8.79 | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 9 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.32 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.33 | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 4.97 | -21.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +694.2% | 10.23 | 81.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.43 | 7.8 | 81.22 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.16 | 8.79 | 33.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 | 4.97 | 9.32 | 4 |
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More environment data for Reunion
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 47 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion?
- Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Reunion was 4.97 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 81.22 in 2007.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.97 in 2023.
- How does Reunion rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- Reunion ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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