Municipal waste by waste management operations by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
782 Kilograms per capita
Austria
Lowest
267 Kilograms per capita
Kosovo*
Median
486 Kilograms per capita
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
1,256
What the numbers show
Municipal waste by waste management operations is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 782 Kilograms per capita in Austria; the lowest is 267 Kilograms per capita in Kosovo*.
The median across all reporting countries is 486 Kilograms per capita, and the mean is 504.93 Kilograms per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 75.2%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 10.2%).
Municipal waste by waste management operations: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 782 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 755 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 716 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 699 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 5 | Cyprus | 688 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 681 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 678 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 628 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 621 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 590 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Montenegro | 585 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 580 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 538 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 14 | France | 530 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 526 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 526 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 523 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 519 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 490 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 489 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 489 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 489 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 486 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 486 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 480 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 473 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 26 | Netherlands | 473 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 467 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 462 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 462 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 462 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 462 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 457 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 456 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 427 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 414 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 402 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 387 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 387 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 375 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 375 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 329 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 43 | Albania | 306 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 305 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 45 | Kosovo* | 267 Kilograms per capita | 2024 | up 50.0% | 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) 517 Kilograms per capita