Municipal waste collected in Réunion
Réunion: Municipal waste collected was 541,767 tonnes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Réunion, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Réunion is 541,767 tonnes, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Réunion peaked at 568,100 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 372,000 tonnes, in 2000.
That places Réunion 71st out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 461,137 tonnes | 372,000 tonnes | 558,847 tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 520,431 tonnes | 489,887 tonnes | 568,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 533,163 tonnes | 524,559 tonnes | 541,767 tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 68 Burkina Faso 758,100 tonnes compare
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 tonnes compare
- 70 North Macedonia 622,000 tonnes compare
- 72 Mauritius 541,140 tonnes compare
- 73 Cyprus 496,000 tonnes compare
- 74 Luxembourg 478,000 tonnes compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.351 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.6 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 2,300 t (2001)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Réunion?
- Municipal waste collected in Réunion was 541,767 tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 568,100 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,000 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Réunion rank for municipal waste collected?
- Réunion ranks 71st out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion 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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