Municipal waste generated in Serbia
Serbia: Municipal waste generated was 3.10 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Serbia, 2006β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste generated in Serbia is 3.10 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Serbia peaked at 3.18 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million tonnes, in 2006.
Serbia ranks 45th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 million tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Serbia
- Standard Deviation 0.594 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 163,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 163,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 28,789 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 6,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 291,035 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 188,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 388,575 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 396,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Serbia?
- Municipal waste generated in Serbia was 3.10 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million tonnes in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for municipal waste generated?
- Serbia ranks 45th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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