Municipal waste collected in Latvia
Latvia: Municipal waste collected was 848,000 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
848,000
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
65th
of 108 countries
All-time high
868,000
in 2021
All-time low
596,000
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Municipal waste collected in Latvia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 848,000 for municipal waste collected in 2022.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Latvia peaked at 868,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 596,000, in 2005.
That places Latvia 65th out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 597,000 | — |
| 2001 | 640,000 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 673,000 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 606,000 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 647,000 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 596,000 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 709,000 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 782,000 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 756,000 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 753,000 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 680,000 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 601,000 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 615,000 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 715,000 | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 722,000 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 738,000 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 737,000 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 737,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 676,000 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 854,000 | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 865,000 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 868,000 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 848,000 | -2.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 848,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.15 million, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 848,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.72 million, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 675,900 | 596,000 | 782,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 707,500 | 601,000 | 854,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 860,333 | 848,000 | 868,000 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Latvia?
- Municipal waste collected in Latvia was 848,000 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 868,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 596,000 in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Latvia ranks 65th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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