Municipal waste by waste management operations in Denmark
Denmark: Municipal waste by waste management operations was 755 Kilograms per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Denmark, 1995–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 755 Kilograms per capita for municipal waste by waste management operations in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste by waste management operations in Denmark peaked at 862 Kilograms per capita in 2011 and was at its lowest, 521 Kilograms per capita, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 2nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 588.8 Kilograms per capita | 521 Kilograms per capita | 626 Kilograms per capita | 5 |
| 2000s | 720.9 Kilograms per capita | 657 Kilograms per capita | 830 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 824.33 Kilograms per capita | 806 Kilograms per capita | 862 Kilograms per capita | 9 |
| 2020s | 777.4 Kilograms per capita | 755 Kilograms per capita | 814 Kilograms per capita | 5 |
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More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste by waste management operations in Denmark?
- Municipal waste by waste management operations in Denmark was 755 Kilograms per capita in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 862 Kilograms per capita in 2011.
- What is the lowest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 521 Kilograms per capita in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for municipal waste by waste management operations?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is municipal waste by waste management operations rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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