Municipal waste generated in Cyprus
Cyprus: Municipal waste generated was 625,000 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Cyprus, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste generated in Cyprus is 625,000 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Cyprus peaked at 625,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 436,000 tonnes, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 61st of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 506,800 tonnes | 436,000 tonnes | 589,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 564,700 tonnes | 527,000 tonnes | 590,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 595,750 tonnes | 558,000 tonnes | 625,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 58 Latvia 872,000 tonnes compare
- 59 Albania 844,000 tonnes compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 tonnes compare
- 62 Estonia 512,000 tonnes compare
- 63 Luxembourg 478,000 tonnes compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 457,771 tonnes compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Standard Deviation 0.462 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 53,130 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 53,130 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,825 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 216 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 159 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 87 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 59,074 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 38,054 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Cyprus?
- Municipal waste generated in Cyprus was 625,000 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 625,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 436,000 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for municipal waste generated?
- Cyprus ranks 61st out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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