Hazardous waste generated per capita by country
Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)
Countries reporting
77
Highest
8,955 kilograms
Armenia
Lowest
0 kilograms
Tanzania
Median
61 kilograms
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
1,042
What the numbers show
Hazardous waste generated per capita is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 8,955 kilograms in Armenia; the lowest is 0 kilograms in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 61 kilograms, and the mean is 431.88 kilograms.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 33,673.7%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 100.0%).
Hazardous waste generated per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 8,955 kilograms | 2021 | up 5,566.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Finland | 5,267 kilograms | 2022 | up 1,626.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia | 4,444 kilograms | 2022 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 2,193 kilograms | 2021 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 2,172 kilograms | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,066 kilograms | 2017 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 1,130 kilograms | 2022 | down 83.7% | falling |
| 8 | Russia | 812.28 kilograms | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 684 kilograms | 2022 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 477 kilograms | 2022 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 349 kilograms | 2022 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 318 kilograms | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Monaco | 316.87 kilograms | 2021 | up 2,461.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 272 kilograms | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 246 kilograms | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 226.24 kilograms | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 224 kilograms | 2022 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 223.54 kilograms | 2021 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 223 kilograms | 2022 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Belarus | 211.13 kilograms | 2021 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium | 189 kilograms | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 171 kilograms | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | France | 167 kilograms | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 163 kilograms | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 146 kilograms | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 113 kilograms | 2020 | up 334.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 91 kilograms | 2022 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 85 kilograms | 2022 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 84.86 kilograms | 2015 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 79 kilograms | 2022 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Spain | 74 kilograms | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 71 kilograms | 2022 | up 163.0% | rising |
| 37 | Oman | 65.48 kilograms | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 64.17 kilograms | 2021 | up 33,673.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 63 kilograms | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 63 kilograms | 2022 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 62 kilograms | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 42 | Bahrain | 61.89 kilograms | 2019 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Poland | 61 kilograms | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 44 | Singapore | 60.77 kilograms | 2020 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 57 kilograms | 2022 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 46 | China | 51.1 kilograms | 2020 | up 334.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 47 kilograms | 2022 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 44.8 kilograms | 2020 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 43.7 kilograms | 2019 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Thailand | 31.56 kilograms | 2021 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 51 | Latvia | 31 kilograms | 2022 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 52 | Bermuda | 28.21 kilograms | 2019 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 23.78 kilograms | 2021 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Cuba | 20.92 kilograms | 2021 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 20.56 kilograms | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 58 | Mauritius | 16.66 kilograms | 2017 | up 197.5% | rising |
| 59 | Andorra | 15.13 kilograms | 2021 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 60 | Ukraine | 12.51 kilograms | 2019 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 61 | Dominica | 10.61 kilograms | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 62 | Reunion | 9.99 kilograms | 2020 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 63 | French Guiana | 7.84 kilograms | 2020 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 6.79 kilograms | 2021 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 65 | India | 6.25 kilograms | 2019 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 66 | Hong Kong | 4.56 kilograms | 2015 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 kilograms | 2022 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Jamaica | 3.72 kilograms | 2006 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 69 | Macao | 2.77 kilograms | 2021 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 2.75 kilograms | 2021 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 71 | Moldova | 1.64 kilograms | 2021 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Palestine | 1.04 kilograms | 2014 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.94 kilograms | 2017 | up 1,466.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.86 kilograms | 2019 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 0.84 kilograms | 2011 | up 236.0% | rising |
| 76 | Iraq | 0.51 kilograms | 2020 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Cameroon | 0.45 kilograms | 2009 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 78 | Lesotho | 0.13 kilograms | 2019 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Myanmar | 0.02 kilograms | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 79 | Fiji | 0.02 kilograms | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Suriname | 0 kilograms | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 0 kilograms | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Tanzania | 0 kilograms | 2021 | — | flat |
About this data
Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)