Hazardous waste imported in Canada
Canada: Hazardous waste imported was 720,329 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste imported in Canada, 2007–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste imported in Canada is 720,329, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 115.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste imported in Canada peaked at 720,329 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 334,848, in 2018.
Canada ranks 6th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Hazardous waste imported in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 470,120 | — |
| 2008 | 509,501 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 485,336 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 362,788 | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 393,930 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 345,230 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 436,784 | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 380,640 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 372,979 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 392,483 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 417,010 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 334,848 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 720,329 | +115.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 720,329 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,292, 37.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste imported in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +115.1% | 334,848 | 720,329 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 488,319 | 470,120 | 509,501 | 3 |
| 2010s | 415,702 | 334,848 | 720,329 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste imported in Canada?
- Hazardous waste imported in Canada was 720,329 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste imported recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 720,329 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste imported recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,848 in 2018.
- How does Canada rank for hazardous waste imported?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hazardous waste imported rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste imported, (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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