Municipal waste collected in Georgia
Georgia: Municipal waste collected was 1.05 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Georgia, 2007β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal waste collected in Georgia stood at 1.05 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Georgia peaked at 1.05 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 774,700 tonnes, in 2015.
That places Georgia 61st 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 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 870,000 tonnes | 855,000 tonnes | 880,000 tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 907,820 tonnes | 774,700 tonnes | 994,600 tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million tonnes | 973,300 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Georgia
- Standard Deviation 0.75 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 11,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 6,637 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 942 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 10,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1,483 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 51,838 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 46,105 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Georgia?
- Municipal waste collected in Georgia was 1.05 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 774,700 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Georgia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Georgia ranks 61st out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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