Hazardous waste imported in Spain
Spain: Hazardous waste imported was 416,212 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Hazardous waste imported in Spain, 2010β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Spain recorded 416,212 tonnes for hazardous waste imported in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste imported in Spain peaked at 416,212 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 198,297 tonnes, in 2016.
Spain ranks 8th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 270,676 tonnes | 198,297 tonnes | 406,668 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 379,198 tonnes | 320,900 tonnes | 416,212 tonnes | 4 |
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- Temperature change 2.3 Β°C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.70 million t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste imported in Spain?
- Hazardous waste imported in Spain was 416,212 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste imported recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 416,212 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste imported recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,297 tonnes in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for hazardous waste imported?
- Spain ranks 8th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous waste imported rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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