Municipal waste generated (Tonnes) by country

Countries reporting
75
Highest
62.17 million tonnes
India
Lowest
16,740 tonnes
Niger
Median
4.13 million tonnes
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,389

What the numbers show

Municipal waste generated (Tonnes) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 62.17 million tonnes in India; the lowest is 16,740 tonnes in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.13 million tonnes, and the mean is 9.29 million tonnes.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,714.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 312.0%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 24.9%).

Municipal waste generated: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 62.17 million tonnes 2021 up 43.0% rising
2 Germany 51.02 million tonnes 2023 up 2.9% flat
3 Mexico 42.10 million tonnes 2012 up 30.9% rising
4 Japan 40.95 million tonnes 2021 down 9.9% falling
5 France 36.03 million tonnes 2023 up 5.4% rising
6 Türkiye 32.46 million tonnes 2023 up 5.0% rising
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.89 million tonnes 2023 down 3.2% falling
8 Italy 28.84 million tonnes 2023 down 2.5% falling
9 Thailand 26.95 million tonnes 2023 up 0.7% rising
10 Republic of Korea 23.04 million tonnes 2022 up 28.8% rising
11 Spain 22.50 million tonnes 2023 up 6.2% falling
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21.65 million tonnes 2023 up 3.1% flat
13 Philippines 21.02 million tonnes 2019 up 19.8% rising
14 Argentina 19.33 million tonnes 2022 up 21.0% rising
15 Malaysia 13.94 million tonnes 2023 up 8.1% rising
16 Australia 13.48 million tonnes 2023 down 1.6% flat
17 Poland 13.45 million tonnes 2023 up 19.1% rising
18 Colombia 12.08 million tonnes 2018 up 32.0% rising
19 Algeria 11.07 million tonnes 2021 up 5.6% rising
20 Uganda 9.15 million tonnes 2023 up 35.8% rising
21 Chile 8.65 million tonnes 2023 up 27.0% rising
22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8.36 million tonnes 2023 down 5.4% falling
23 Peru 8.21 million tonnes 2021 up 19.0% rising
24 Belgium 8.10 million tonnes 2023 up 66.5% rising
25 Uzbekistan 7.57 million tonnes 2021 up 13.3% rising
26 Austria 7.14 million tonnes 2023 up 45.6% rising
27 United Republic of Tanzania 6.69 million tonnes 2023 up 187.9% volatile
28 Israel 6.26 million tonnes 2023 up 28.7% rising
29 Switzerland 6.03 million tonnes 2023 up 5.6% rising
30 Czechia 5.84 million tonnes 2023 up 80.9% rising
31 Romania 5.82 million tonnes 2023 up 14.8% falling
32 Ecuador 5.46 million tonnes 2022 up 37.6% rising
33 Greece 5.44 million tonnes 2023 up 3.0% rising
34 Portugal 5.34 million tonnes 2023 up 16.1% rising
35 Ghana 5.03 million tonnes 2017 up 34.3% rising
36 United Arab Emirates 4.73 million tonnes 2023 down 19.8% falling
37 Denmark 4.51 million tonnes 2023 down 1.1% rising
38 Sweden 4.13 million tonnes 2023 down 5.4% rising
39 Hungary 4.12 million tonnes 2023 up 10.1% falling
40 Norway 4.00 million tonnes 2023 up 58.7% rising
41 Qatar 3.76 million tonnes 2023 up 37.4% rising
42 New Zealand 3.51 million tonnes 2023 up 30.7% rising
43 Ireland 3.21 million tonnes 2020 up 12.8% rising
44 Bulgaria 3.16 million tonnes 2023 up 0.7% falling
45 Serbia 3.10 million tonnes 2023 up 28.4% rising
46 Kenya 3.02 million tonnes 2023 up 312.0% rising
47 Finland 2.61 million tonnes 2023 down 2.6% rising
48 Slovakia 2.56 million tonnes 2023 up 55.7% rising
49 Oman 2.00 million tonnes 2024 up 97.2% rising
50 Croatia 1.83 million tonnes 2023 up 6.5% rising
51 Costa Rica 1.71 million tonnes 2023 down 2.4% falling
52 Lithuania 1.28 million tonnes 2023 up 0.2% flat
53 El Salvador 1.24 million tonnes 2019 up 21.5% rising
54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.19 million tonnes 2023 down 0.5% falling
55 Slovenia 1.10 million tonnes 2023 up 28.6% rising
56 Jamaica 1.05 million tonnes 2022 up 1.8% flat
57 North Macedonia 878,000 tonnes 2023 up 10.7% rising
58 Latvia 872,000 tonnes 2022 up 32.5% rising
59 Albania 844,000 tonnes 2023 down 10.2% falling
60 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 tonnes 2023 down 7.6% rising
61 Cyprus 625,000 tonnes 2023 up 14.3% rising
62 Estonia 512,000 tonnes 2023 up 32.6% falling
63 Luxembourg 478,000 tonnes 2023 up 42.7% rising
64 Burkina Faso 457,771 tonnes 2021 up 42.0% rising
65 Armenia 433,300 tonnes 2023 down 16.3% rising
66 Myanmar 378,873 tonnes 2021 up 100.0% rising
67 Montenegro 353,000 tonnes 2023 up 13.9% rising
68 Malta 333,000 tonnes 2023 up 29.6% rising
69 Barbados 261,765 tonnes 2021 down 24.9% falling
70 Iceland 224,000 tonnes 2023 up 34.1% rising
71 Brunei Darussalam 196,170 tonnes 2023 up 8.9% rising
72 Fiji 171,229 tonnes 2023 up 10.2% rising
73 Liechtenstein 32,638 tonnes 2023 down 1.9% falling
74 Dominica 21,000 tonnes 2021 up 12.3% rising
75 Niger 16,740 tonnes 2019 up 31.4% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Municipal waste generated (Tonnes)
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
77 places, 1,389 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed