Municipal waste collected in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal waste collected was 8.10 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Belgium, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Belgium is 8.10 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Belgium peaked at 8.75 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.57 million tonnes, in 2015.
That places Belgium 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.01 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | 5.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.71 million tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | 4.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 million tonnes | 8.06 million tonnes | 8.75 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More environment data for Belgium
- Standard Deviation 0.574 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 33,603 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,041 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 1.75 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.27 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Belgium?
- Municipal waste collected in Belgium was 8.10 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 million tonnes in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for municipal waste collected?
- Belgium ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 24 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).