Municipal waste collected in Ireland
Ireland: Municipal waste collected was 3.18 million tonnes in 2020. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Ireland, 2000β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Ireland is 3.18 million tonnes, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Ireland peaked at 3.18 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.36 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Ireland 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.75 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.18 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | 1 |
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More environment data for Ireland
- Standard Deviation 0.412 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 414,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 12,009 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,451 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 30,918 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 14,319 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 300,217 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 288,363 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Ireland?
- Municipal waste collected in Ireland was 3.18 million tonnes in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for municipal waste collected?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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