Municipal waste generated in Israel
Israel: Municipal waste generated was 6.26 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Israel, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Israel recorded 6.26 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Israel peaked at 6.26 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.59 million tonnes, in 2001.
Israel ranks 28th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.08 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 million tonnes | 5.98 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 25 Uzbekistan 7.57 million tonnes compare
- 26 Austria 7.14 million tonnes compare
- 27 United Republic of Tanzania 6.69 million tonnes compare
- 29 Switzerland 6.03 million tonnes compare
- 30 Czechia 5.84 million tonnes compare
- 31 Romania 5.82 million tonnes compare
More environment data for Israel
- Standard Deviation 0.477 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 305,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 320,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 20,241 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 6,373 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 41,074 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 103,982 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 341,238 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 332,325 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Israel?
- Municipal waste generated in Israel was 6.26 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for municipal waste generated?
- Israel ranks 28th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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