Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment (Tonnes) by country

Countries reporting
65
Highest
12.43 million
Kuwait
Lowest
0
Croatia
Median
12,933
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
865

What the numbers show

Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment (Tonnes) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 12.43 million in Kuwait; the lowest is 0 in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 12,933, and the mean is 308,632.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 1,163,280.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).

Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kuwait 12.43 million 2023 up 296.7% volatile
2 France 1.63 million 2022 up 14.4% rising
3 South Africa 1.07 million 2023 up 30.2% volatile
4 Germany 943,047 2022 down 17.5% falling
5 Republic of Korea 813,000 2022 up 9.3% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 578,263 2023 up 13.1% volatile
7 Italy 385,348 2022 down 2.1% falling
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 310,784 2018 down 28.2% flat
9 India 302,631 2023 up 225.6% volatile
10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 267,143 2022 down 50.9% falling
11 Belgium 212,088 2022 up 13.5% rising
12 Poland 178,804 2022 up 25.2% rising
13 Malaysia 102,578 2023 up 31.8% volatile
14 Finland 79,431 2022 down 26.1% falling
15 Hungary 76,093 2022 down 1.0% rising
16 Spain 69,803 2022 up 1,163,280.0% volatile
17 Czechia 67,903 2022 down 4.5% rising
18 Austria 62,905 2012 down 58.1% falling
19 Azerbaijan 60,120 2023 down 30.4% volatile
20 Colombia 58,334 2023 down 21.8% volatile
21 Sri Lanka 36,232 2023 rising
22 Australia 33,918 2023 up 14.8% volatile
23 United Arab Emirates 33,237 2023 up 96.8% volatile
24 Norway 27,212 2022 down 67.8% volatile
25 Romania 26,633 2022 down 80.5% volatile
26 Portugal 25,907 2022 up 78.3% rising
27 Sweden 23,132 2022 down 45.4% volatile
28 Algeria 21,527 2021 up 408.9% volatile
29 Belarus 20,586 2023 down 3.1% falling
30 Israel 14,800 2023 down 53.0% volatile
31 Cuba 14,230 2021 down 7.7% falling
32 Mexico 12,960 2022 down 97.5% volatile
33 Monaco 12,933 2023 volatile
34 Ireland 11,958 2022 down 10.7% volatile
35 Qatar 8,947 2023 up 1,391.1% volatile
36 Slovak Republic 6,085 2022 down 69.8% volatile
37 Slovenia 5,686 2022 down 34.3% falling
38 Ukraine 4,076 2023 down 73.0% volatile
39 Greece 4,059 2022 up 28.0% volatile
40 Denmark 3,564 2022 up 32.0% volatile
41 Lithuania 2,222 2022 up 118.1% falling
42 Iceland 1,518 2022 volatile
43 Bahrain 1,489 2019 down 14.4% rising
44 Guatemala 1,347 2010 up 258.2% rising
45 Oman 1,325 2024 down 8.5% volatile
46 Bulgaria 1,173 2022 down 78.1% volatile
47 Cameroon 1,148 2009 up 467.9% volatile
48 Armenia 892.7 2023 up 5,151.2% volatile
49 Myanmar 875 2021 up 209.2% rising
50 Martinique 815 2023 down 65.8% volatile
51 North Macedonia 768 2022 up 415.4% volatile
52 Mauritius 460.86 2017 down 76.3% falling
53 Malta 243 2022 down 51.6% volatile
54 French Guiana 87 2023 down 75.9% volatile
55 Jordan 10.1 2011 down 98.0% volatile
56 Guadeloupe 4 2023 down 98.4% volatile
57 Réunion 3 2023 volatile
58 Estonia 1 2022 down 97.4% volatile
59 Cyprus 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
59 Latvia 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
59 Bermuda 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
59 Luxembourg 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
59 Montenegro 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
59 Serbia 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
59 Croatia 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.

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Indicator
Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment (Tonnes)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
72 places, 865 data points, 2000–2024
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