Municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal waste by waste management operations was 699 Kilograms per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
699 Kilograms per capita
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
755 Kilograms per capita
in 2021
All-time low
409 Kilograms per capita
in 2018
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium, 1995–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 699 Kilograms per capita for municipal waste by waste management operations in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium peaked at 755 Kilograms per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 409 Kilograms per capita, in 2018.
Belgium ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Kilograms per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 455 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 1996 | 450 Kilograms per capita | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 457 Kilograms per capita | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 451 Kilograms per capita | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 460 Kilograms per capita | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 471 Kilograms per capita | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 467 Kilograms per capita | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 482 Kilograms per capita | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 465 Kilograms per capita | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 485 Kilograms per capita | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 482 Kilograms per capita | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 485 Kilograms per capita | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 493 Kilograms per capita | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 480 Kilograms per capita | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 467 Kilograms per capita | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 456 Kilograms per capita | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 455 Kilograms per capita | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 445 Kilograms per capita | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 436 Kilograms per capita | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 425 Kilograms per capita | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 412 Kilograms per capita | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 419 Kilograms per capita | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 411 Kilograms per capita | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 409 Kilograms per capita | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 416 Kilograms per capita | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 729 Kilograms per capita | +75.2% |
| 2021 | 755 Kilograms per capita | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 690 Kilograms per capita | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 688 Kilograms per capita | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 699 Kilograms per capita | +1.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 699 Kilograms per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 489.5 Kilograms per capita, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 699 Kilograms per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 521 Kilograms per capita, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +75.2% | 416 Kilograms per capita | 729 Kilograms per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 454.6 Kilograms per capita | 450 Kilograms per capita | 460 Kilograms per capita | 5 |
| 2000s | 477.7 Kilograms per capita | 465 Kilograms per capita | 493 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 428.4 Kilograms per capita | 409 Kilograms per capita | 456 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 712.2 Kilograms per capita | 688 Kilograms per capita | 755 Kilograms per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % 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 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium?
- Municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium was 699 Kilograms per capita in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 755 Kilograms per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 409 Kilograms per capita in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for municipal waste by waste management operations?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is municipal waste by waste management operations rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Municipal waste by waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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