Municipal waste collected in Indonesia
Indonesia: Municipal waste collected was 9.54 million tonnes in 2017. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Indonesia, 2002β2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2017, municipal waste collected in Indonesia stood at 9.54 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Indonesia peaked at 9.54 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.86 million tonnes, in 2002.
That places Indonesia 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 7.58 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.41 million tonnes | 5.84 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Standard Deviation 0.153 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3.23 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 13.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 125,014 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 38,802 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.47 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.09 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 762,224 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 636,928 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Indonesia?
- Municipal waste collected in Indonesia was 9.54 million tonnes in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 million tonnes in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Indonesia ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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