Municipal waste collected in Cuba
Cuba: Municipal waste collected was 4.57 million tonnes in 2021. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Cuba, 2002β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Cuba is 4.57 million tonnes, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Cuba peaked at 6.03 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.90 million tonnes, in 2002.
Cuba ranks 33rd 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 | 4.36 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.20 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 6.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.78 million tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Cuba
- Standard Deviation 0.278 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 28,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 28,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,260 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 628 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 168 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 403 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 18,035 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 15,609 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Cuba?
- Municipal waste collected in Cuba was 4.57 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.90 million tonnes in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for municipal waste collected?
- Cuba ranks 33rd out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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