Municipal waste collected in Singapore
Singapore: Municipal waste collected was 6.94 million tonnes in 2021. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Singapore, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Singapore is 6.94 million tonnes, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Singapore peaked at 7.85 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.65 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Singapore 23rd out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.19 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | 6.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.42 million tonnes | 6.52 million tonnes | 7.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.41 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | 6.94 million tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8.36 million tonnes compare
- 21 Belgium 8.10 million tonnes compare
- 22 Austria 7.14 million tonnes compare
- 24 Switzerland 6.03 million tonnes compare
- 25 Bangladesh 5.87 million tonnes compare
- 26 Czechia 5.84 million tonnes compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Standard Deviation 0.253 Β°C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 Β°C (1990)
- Recovered paper β Production 402,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 402,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 20,438 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 5,992 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 353,738 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 328,460 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 215,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 232,682 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Singapore?
- Municipal waste collected in Singapore was 6.94 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for municipal waste collected?
- Singapore ranks 23rd out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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