Municipal waste generated in Philippines
Philippines: Municipal waste generated was 21.02 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
21.02 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
17th
of 80 countries
All-time high
21.02 million
in 2019
All-time low
17.55 million
in 2010
Years of data
10
2010–2019
Municipal waste generated in Philippines, 2010–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, municipal waste generated in Philippines stood at 21.02 million. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Philippines peaked at 21.02 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.55 million, in 2010.
Philippines ranks 17th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Municipal waste generated in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.55 million | — |
| 2011 | 17.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.57 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.21 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 19.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.62 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 21.02 million | +1.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 21.02 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.28 million, 4.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 21.02 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.71 million, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Philippines?
- Municipal waste generated in Philippines was 21.02 million in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 21.02 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.55 million in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for municipal waste generated?
- Philippines ranks 17th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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