Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
105.47 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0.0022 tonnes
Brunei Darussalam
Median
411,553 tonnes
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,362
What the numbers show
Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 105.47 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0.0022 tonnes in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 411,553 tonnes, and the mean is 6.91 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 37,445.2%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 100.0%).
Hazardous waste generated: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 105.47 million tonnes | 2023 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 81.09 million tonnes | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 81.09 million tonnes | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 43.89 million tonnes | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 34.90 million tonnes | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 32.00 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5,426.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia | 29.86 million tonnes | 2022 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 29.26 million tonnes | 2022 | up 1,669.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkey | 27.06 million tonnes | 2022 | up 578.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 27.06 million tonnes | 2022 | up 578.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 22.82 million tonnes | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | India | 15.66 million tonnes | 2023 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 14.52 million tonnes | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.65 million tonnes | 2017 | up 128.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 11.39 million tonnes | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 10.87 million tonnes | 2021 | up 37,445.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 10.09 million tonnes | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 8.45 million tonnes | 2020 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.45 million tonnes | 2020 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 7.17 million tonnes | 2022 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 6.47 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 6.17 million tonnes | 2022 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 6.17 million tonnes | 2022 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 5.84 million tonnes | 2023 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 4.82 million tonnes | 2019 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 4.35 million tonnes | 2023 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.35 million tonnes | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 3.45 million tonnes | 2022 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 29 | Belarus | 2.31 million tonnes | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 2.22 million tonnes | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 2.09 million tonnes | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 1.90 million tonnes | 2022 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 1.56 million tonnes | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 1.52 million tonnes | 2022 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 1.47 million tonnes | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 1.43 million tonnes | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 1.40 million tonnes | 2022 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 1.09 million tonnes | 2022 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Argentina | 930,850 tonnes | 2021 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 928,373 tonnes | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 861,330 tonnes | 2023 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 788,854 tonnes | 2022 | up 165.3% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 719,979 tonnes | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 44 | State of Palestine | 707,791 tonnes | 2016 | up 13,742.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Ireland | 670,335 tonnes | 2022 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 639,400 tonnes | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 594,018 tonnes | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 48 | Slovakia | 492,116 tonnes | 2022 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 471,803 tonnes | 2022 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 411,553 tonnes | 2022 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 360,700 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 52 | Singapore | 359,170 tonnes | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 53 | Montenegro | 294,461 tonnes | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 239,368 tonnes | 2022 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 55 | Thailand | 238,135 tonnes | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Cuba | 235,498 tonnes | 2021 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 232,926 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 188,048 tonnes | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Qatar | 181,477 tonnes | 2023 | up 365.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 180,042 tonnes | 2022 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 133,989 tonnes | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 125,593 tonnes | 2023 | up 226.2% | rising |
| 63 | Oman | 104,285 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahrain | 92,481 tonnes | 2019 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 75,715 tonnes | 2021 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Latvia | 57,669 tonnes | 2022 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 67 | Cyprus | 57,457 tonnes | 2022 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 56,275 tonnes | 2022 | up 246.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Malta | 44,777 tonnes | 2022 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Iraq | 36,178 tonnes | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 33,006 tonnes | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 21,576 tonnes | 2017 | up 203.2% | rising |
| 73 | Fiji | 19,158 tonnes | 2023 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Reunion | 17,589 tonnes | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Réunion | 17,589 tonnes | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 15,564 tonnes | 2017 | up 1,737.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 13,981 tonnes | 2020 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,428 tonnes | 2022 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Guadeloupe | 13,157 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 10,000 tonnes | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Liechtenstein | 9,047 tonnes | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 8,717 tonnes | 2009 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 83 | Moldova | 5,015 tonnes | 2021 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Republic of Moldova | 5,015 tonnes | 2021 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Monaco | 4,512 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,397.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Martinique | 4,304 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 3,095 tonnes | 2011 | up 305.3% | rising |
| 88 | Bermuda | 1,800 tonnes | 2019 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 89 | French Guiana | 1,687 tonnes | 2023 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Andorra | 1,136 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 91 | Myanmar | 875 tonnes | 2021 | up 209.2% | rising |
| 92 | Dominica | 768 tonnes | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 93 | Lesotho | 282.28 tonnes | 2019 | up 276.4% | volatile |
| 94 | United Republic of Tanzania | 68.23 tonnes | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.4 tonnes | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 18.3 tonnes | 2011 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 1 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei | 0.0022 tonnes | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 98 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0022 tonnes | 2023 | down 35.3% | 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 34.90 million tonnes
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 27,765 tonnes
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1,172 tonnes