Municipal waste collected in Réunion
Réunion: Municipal waste collected was 541,767 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Réunion, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Réunion is 541,767, 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 372,000, in 2000.
That places Réunion 73rd out of 108 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.
Municipal waste collected in Réunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 372,000 | — |
| 2005 | 558,847 | +50.2% |
| 2006 | 493,313 | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 427,778 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 447,554 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 467,329 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 498,965 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 530,601 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 523,341 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 516,081 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 502,984 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 489,887 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 529,000 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 568,100 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 538,000 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 507,351 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 524,559 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 541,767 | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste collected in Réunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +50.2% | 372,000 | 558,847 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 461,137 | 372,000 | 558,847 | 6 |
| 2010s | 520,431 | 489,887 | 568,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 533,163 | 524,559 | 541,767 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 70 Burkina Faso 758,100 compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 compare
- 72 North Macedonia 622,000 compare
- 73 Reunion 541,767 compare
- 75 Mauritius 541,140 compare
- 76 Cyprus 496,000 compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Réunion?
- Municipal waste collected in Réunion was 541,767 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 in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,000 in 2000.
- How does Réunion rank for municipal waste collected?
- Réunion ranks 73rd out of 108 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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