Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP (kilograms per constant 2015 United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
81
Highest
1.96
Armenia
Lowest
0
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
0.0031
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,092
What the numbers show
Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP (kilograms per constant 2015 United States dollars) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 1.96 in Armenia; the lowest is 0 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0031, and the mean is 0.0623.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 19,328.6%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 1.96 | 2023 | up 3,435.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.58 | 2017 | up 128.0% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 0.0319 | 2022 | up 306.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia | 0.4824 | 2022 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 0.2285 | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0.1835 | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 0.1047 | 2022 | up 1,528.9% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 0.0512 | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 0.0511 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 0.05 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Estonia | 0.0447 | 2022 | down 87.3% | falling |
| 11 | Belarus | 0.037 | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 0.031 | 2022 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 0.0272 | 2021 | up 19,328.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 0.0149 | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 0.0124 | 2022 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 0.0121 | 2019 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0.0061 | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 18 | China | 0.006 | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 0.0058 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 0.0055 | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 0.0049 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 0.0048 | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 0.0046 | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | India | 0.0045 | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.0043 | 2022 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.0042 | 2022 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 0.0041 | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 0.0039 | 2022 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 0.0039 | 2022 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.0038 | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.0038 | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 32 | Fiji | 0.0037 | 2023 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.0037 | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 0.0036 | 2022 | up 144.2% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 0.0036 | 2022 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 0.0034 | 2023 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.0034 | 2022 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 0.0033 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 0.0031 | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 0.0031 | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.0026 | 2022 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahrain | 0.0024 | 2019 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 0.0024 | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 0.0024 | 2022 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Slovenia | 0.0022 | 2022 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.0022 | 2022 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.0022 | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 0.0022 | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 0.0022 | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 50 | Cuba | 0.0022 | 2021 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0021 | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.0019 | 2022 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritius | 0.0017 | 2017 | up 203.5% | rising |
| 54 | Jordan | 0.0017 | 2021 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Latvia | 0.0016 | 2022 | down 52.0% | rising |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 0.0015 | 2023 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 57 | Ukraine | 0.0015 | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 0.0014 | 2021 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 0.0013 | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Ireland | 0.0012 | 2022 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 0.0012 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | 0.0012 | 2023 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Singapore | 0.001 | 2020 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 64 | Israel | 0.0007 | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 65 | Jamaica | 0.0007 | 2006 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0006 | 2022 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 0.0005 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Monaco | 0.0005 | 2023 | up 840.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Thailand | 0.0004 | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Cameroon | 0.0003 | 2009 | up 32.0% | flat |
| 71 | Andorra | 0.0003 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 72 | Bermuda | 0.0002 | 2019 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.0002 | 2017 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Iraq | 0.0002 | 2023 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.0001 | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 76 | Lesotho | 0.0001 | 2019 | up 333.3% | rising |
| 77 | Panama | 0.0001 | 2011 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 0 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- State of Palestine 0.042
- Republic of Moldova 0.0004