Municipal waste collected in Belarus
Belarus: Municipal waste collected was 3.98 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Belarus, 2004β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Belarus is 3.98 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Belarus peaked at 4.07 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million tonnes, in 2004.
Belarus ranks 40th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.77 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.00 million tonnes | 3.97 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Standard Deviation 0.869 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 294,200 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 504,200 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,044 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,860 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 41,988 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 41,449 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 45,408 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 22,230 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Belarus?
- Municipal waste collected in Belarus was 3.98 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Belarus rank for municipal waste collected?
- Belarus ranks 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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