Municipal waste collected in Switzerland
Switzerland: Municipal waste collected was 6.03 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Switzerland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Switzerland is 6.03 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Switzerland peaked at 6.13 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.73 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.11 million tonnes | 4.73 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.05 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Standard Deviation 0.458 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 27,353 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,008 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 351,039 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 394,174 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 339,356 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 240,352 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Switzerland?
- Municipal waste collected in Switzerland was 6.03 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for municipal waste collected?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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