Municipal waste by waste management operations in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal waste by waste management operations was 699 Kilograms per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
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 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (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 37 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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