Municipal waste collected in Colombia
Colombia: Municipal waste collected was 11.03 million tonnes in 2016. β² Rising
Latest (2016)
11.03 million tonnes
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
15th
of 103 countries
All-time high
11.03 million tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
8.64 million tonnes
in 2013
Years of data
5
2012β2016
Municipal waste collected in Colombia, 2012β2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 11.03 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over five years.
Colombia ranks 15th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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- Temperature change 1.59 Β°C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 12,563 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 10,103 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 94,602 1000 USD (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 392,131 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Colombia?
- Municipal waste collected in Colombia was 11.03 million tonnes in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.03 million tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 million tonnes in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Colombia 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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