Municipal waste generated in Estonia
Estonia: Municipal waste generated was 512,000 tonnes in 2023. βΌ Falling
Municipal waste generated in Estonia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 512,000 tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Estonia peaked at 633,000 tonnes in 2000 and was at its lowest, 371,000 tonnes, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 62nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 556,900 tonnes | 452,000 tonnes | 633,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 453,800 tonnes | 371,000 tonnes | 535,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 512,250 tonnes | 503,000 tonnes | 525,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 59 Albania 844,000 tonnes compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 736,455 tonnes compare
- 61 Cyprus 625,000 tonnes compare
- 63 Luxembourg 478,000 tonnes compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 457,771 tonnes compare
- 65 Armenia 433,300 tonnes compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation 0.899 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 95,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 303,801 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 3,208 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 310 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 50,995 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 49,368 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 64,291 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 61,692 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Estonia?
- Municipal waste generated in Estonia was 512,000 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 633,000 tonnes in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,000 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for municipal waste generated?
- Estonia ranks 62nd out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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