Municipal waste collected in Spain
Spain: Municipal waste collected was 22.50 million tonnes in 2023. βΌ Falling
Municipal waste collected in Spain, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Spain is 22.50 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Spain peaked at 26.21 million tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.91 million tonnes, in 2000.
Spain ranks 9th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.83 million tonnes | 19.91 million tonnes | 26.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.96 million tonnes | 20.84 million tonnes | 23.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.58 million tonnes | 21.93 million tonnes | 23.03 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Spain
- Standard Deviation 0.402 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Spain?
- Municipal waste collected in Spain was 22.50 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.21 million tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.91 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for municipal waste collected?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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