Municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Municipal waste collected was 108,400 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda is 108,400, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 20.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 159,480 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84,100, in 2005.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 95th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84,100 | — |
| 2006 | 90,900 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 111,800 | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 121,700 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 136,400 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 136,600 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 121,200 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 122,500 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 132,700 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 138,000 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 95,800 | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 96,480 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 159,480 | +65.3% |
| 2018 | 154,940 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 131,990 | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 135,840 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 108,400 | -20.2% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 108,400 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 million, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 108,400 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 736,455, 15% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda 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 | +65.3% | 96,480 | 159,480 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108,980 | 84,100 | 136,400 | 5 |
| 2010s | 128,969 | 95,800 | 159,480 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,120 | 108,400 | 135,840 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 93 Fiji 171,229 compare
- 94 Cabo Verde 145,894 compare
- 96 French Guiana 108,020 compare
- 97 Bermuda 86,400 compare
- 98 French Polynesia 83,326 compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % 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 -3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Municipal waste collected in Antigua and Barbuda was 108,400 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 159,480 in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,100 in 2005.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for municipal waste collected?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 95th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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