Municipal waste collected in Georgia

Georgia: Municipal waste collected was 1.05 million tonnes in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
1.05 million tonnes
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
61st
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.05 million tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
774,700 tonnes
in 2015
Years of data
11
2007–2022

Municipal waste collected in Georgia, 2007–2022

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2007201420222007: 855.0k tonnes2008: 875.0k tonnes2009: 880.0k tonnes2015: 774.7k tonnes2016: 870.3k tonnes2017: 922.1k tonnes2018: 977.4k tonnes2019: 994.6k tonnes2020: 973.3k tonnes2021: 1.0M tonnes2022: 1.0M tonnes

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 58 Tunisia 1.32 million tonnes
  2. 59 Lithuania 1.27 million tonnes compare
  3. 60 El Salvador 1.24 million tonnes compare
  4. 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 918,000 tonnes compare
  5. 63 Slovenia 909,000 tonnes compare
  6. 64 Latvia 848,000 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Municipal waste collected (Tonnes)
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
105 places, 1,842 data points, 2000–2023
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