Municipal waste collected in Ecuador
Ecuador: Municipal waste collected was 5.25 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Ecuador, 2011β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Ecuador is 5.25 million tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Ecuador peaked at 5.25 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.76 million tonnes, in 2012.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.10 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.95 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.4 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 Β°C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish β Production 198,857 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,609 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 810 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 21,249 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 38,153 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 176,841 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 161,648 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Ecuador?
- Municipal waste collected in Ecuador was 5.25 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 million tonnes in 2012.
- How does Ecuador rank for municipal waste collected?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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