Municipal waste generated in Chile
Chile: Municipal waste generated was 8.65 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Chile, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Chile recorded 8.65 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Chile peaked at 9.06 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.51 million tonnes, in 2001.
Chile ranks 21st of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.08 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 5.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.57 million tonnes | 7.90 million tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Standard Deviation 0.266 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 144,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 12,122 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,915 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 494,976 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 515,059 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 382,142 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 434,449 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Chile?
- Municipal waste generated in Chile was 8.65 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for municipal waste generated?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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