Municipal waste collected in Qatar
Qatar: Municipal waste collected was 3.77 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Qatar, 2008β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste collected in Qatar stood at 3.77 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Qatar peaked at 4.19 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million tonnes, in 2008.
Qatar ranks 41st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.63 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.15 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 million tonnes | 3.77 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Qatar
- Standard Deviation 0.396 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 15,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 15,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 456 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 91 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 5,680 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 14,248 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 49,357 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 40,473 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Qatar?
- Municipal waste collected in Qatar was 3.77 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million tonnes in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for municipal waste collected?
- Qatar ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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