Municipal waste collected in Slovakia
Slovakia: Municipal waste collected was 2.51 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Slovakia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste collected in Slovakia stood at 2.51 million tonnes.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Slovakia peaked at 2.66 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million tonnes, in 2001.
Slovakia ranks 46th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.66 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Slovakia
- Standard Deviation 0.652 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 320,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 971,809 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 10,521 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 792 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 289,112 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 359,550 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 254,739 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 276,629 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Slovakia?
- Municipal waste collected in Slovakia was 2.51 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Slovakia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Slovakia ranks 46th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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