Municipal waste collected in Brazil
Brazil: Municipal waste collected was 34.02 million tonnes in 2015. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Brazil, 2004β2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 34.02 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2015.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Brazil peaked at 38.61 million tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.01 million tonnes, in 2006.
That places Brazil 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.47 million tonnes | 19.01 million tonnes | 38.61 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.15 million tonnes | 27.91 million tonnes | 36.81 million tonnes | 6 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Standard Deviation 0.221 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.30 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 29.86 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 22,786 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,427 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 844,196 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 917,122 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 407,198 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 288,115 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Brazil?
- Municipal waste collected in Brazil was 34.02 million tonnes in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 38.61 million tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.01 million tonnes in 2006.
- How does Brazil rank for municipal waste collected?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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