Municipal waste collected in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Municipal waste collected was 2.72 million tonnes in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
2.72 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
44th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2.72 million tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
1.10 million tonnes
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Municipal waste collected in Azerbaijan, 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201120232000: 1.1M tonnes2001: 1.3M tonnes2002: 1.9M tonnes2003: 1.9M tonnes2004: 1.8M tonnes2005: 1.8M tonnes2006: 1.6M tonnes2007: 1.6M tonnes2008: 1.5M tonnes2009: 1.6M tonnes2010: 1.6M tonnes2011: 1.8M tonnes2012: 1.6M tonnes2013: 1.7M tonnes2014: 1.4M tonnes2015: 1.5M tonnes2016: 1.6M tonnes2017: 1.6M tonnes2018: 1.8M tonnes2019: 2.0M tonnes2020: 2.4M tonnes2021: 2.6M tonnes2022: 2.7M tonnes2023: 2.7M tonnes

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, municipal waste collected in Azerbaijan stood at 2.72 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Azerbaijan peaked at 2.72 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million tonnes, in 2000.

Azerbaijan ranks 44th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.59 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes 1.89 million tonnes 10
2010s 1.65 million tonnes 1.35 million tonnes 2.02 million tonnes 10
2020s 2.58 million tonnes 2.37 million tonnes 2.72 million tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 41 Qatar 3.77 million tonnes compare
  2. 42 Ireland 3.18 million tonnes compare
  3. 43 Serbia 2.96 million tonnes compare
  4. 45 Finland 2.61 million tonnes compare
  5. 46 Slovakia 2.51 million tonnes compare
  6. 47 Malaysia 2.29 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is municipal waste collected in Azerbaijan?
Municipal waste collected in Azerbaijan was 2.72 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 2.72 million tonnes in 2023.
What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million tonnes in 2000.
How does Azerbaijan rank for municipal waste collected?
Azerbaijan ranks 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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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Indicator
Municipal waste collected (Tonnes)
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
105 places, 1,842 data points, 2000–2023
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