Municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia
Czechia: Municipal waste by waste management operations was 538 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia, 1995–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 538 Kilograms per capita for municipal waste by waste management operations in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia peaked at 570 Kilograms per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 274 Kilograms per capita, in 2001.
That places Czechia 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Kilograms per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 302 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 1996 | 310 Kilograms per capita | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 318 Kilograms per capita | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 293 Kilograms per capita | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 327 Kilograms per capita | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 335 Kilograms per capita | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 274 Kilograms per capita | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 279 Kilograms per capita | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 280 Kilograms per capita | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 279 Kilograms per capita | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 289 Kilograms per capita | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 297 Kilograms per capita | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 294 Kilograms per capita | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 306 Kilograms per capita | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 317 Kilograms per capita | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 318 Kilograms per capita | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 320 Kilograms per capita | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 308 Kilograms per capita | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 307 Kilograms per capita | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 310 Kilograms per capita | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 316 Kilograms per capita | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 339 Kilograms per capita | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 489 Kilograms per capita | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 494 Kilograms per capita | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 500 Kilograms per capita | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 543 Kilograms per capita | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 570 Kilograms per capita | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 549 Kilograms per capita | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 538 Kilograms per capita | -2.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 538 Kilograms per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 489.5 Kilograms per capita, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 538 Kilograms per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 521 Kilograms per capita, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +44.2% | 339 Kilograms per capita | 489 Kilograms per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 310 Kilograms per capita | 293 Kilograms per capita | 327 Kilograms per capita | 5 |
| 2000s | 295 Kilograms per capita | 274 Kilograms per capita | 335 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 370.1 Kilograms per capita | 307 Kilograms per capita | 500 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 550 Kilograms per capita | 538 Kilograms per capita | 570 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % 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 -0.1206 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia?
- Municipal waste by waste management operations in Czechia was 538 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 570 Kilograms per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 274 Kilograms per capita in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for municipal waste by waste management operations?
- Czechia ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste by waste management operations rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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