Municipal waste collected in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Municipal waste collected was 4.14 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Kazakhstan, 2005β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 4.14 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.14 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.09 million tonnes, in 2005.
That places Kazakhstan 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.52 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | 3.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | 4.14 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Standard Deviation 0.801 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 37,700 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 42,700 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 20,997 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3,494 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 25,518 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 40,156 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 155,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 111,657 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Kazakhstan?
- Municipal waste collected in Kazakhstan was 4.14 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 million tonnes in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for municipal waste collected?
- Kazakhstan ranks 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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