Municipal waste collected in Czechia
Czechia: Municipal waste collected was 5.84 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Czechia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste collected in Czechia stood at 5.84 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Czechia peaked at 6.10 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million tonnes, in 2004.
Czechia ranks 26th of 103 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Czechia
- Standard Deviation 0.63 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.01 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 59,785 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 37,192 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.07 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 863,700 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 892,670 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 1.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Czechia?
- Municipal waste collected in Czechia was 5.84 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.10 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Czechia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Czechia ranks 26th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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