Management of waste by waste management operations and type of material - Sankey diagram data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
327,676 Thousand tonnes
Germany
Lowest
1,446 Thousand tonnes
Latvia
Median
19,310 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
15
2010β2024
Data points
540
What the numbers show
Management of waste by waste management operations and type of material - Sankey diagram data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 327,676 Thousand tonnes in Germany; the lowest is 1,446 Thousand tonnes in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 19,310 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 55,671 Thousand tonnes.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 227.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 227.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 72.1%).
Management of waste by waste management operations and type of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 327,676 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 242,584 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 145,077 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 139,528 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 133,652 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 133,652 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 132,575 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 112,838 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 71,785 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 67,562 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands | 67,562 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 12 | Spain | 64,050 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 44,258 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 38,517 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 31,649 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 20,773 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 19,827 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 19,310 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 19,310 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 18,629 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 14,097 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 11,896 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 10,223 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 10,223 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 10,147 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 10,147 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 7,798 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 4,559 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 4,559 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 3,341 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 227.2% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 3,106 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 3,106 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 1,581 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 34 | Latvia | 1,446 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 1,446 Thousand tonnes | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.70 million Thousand tonnes