Municipal waste generated in Slovenia
Slovenia: Municipal waste generated was 1.10 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Slovenia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste generated in Slovenia is 1.10 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Slovenia peaked at 1.10 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 744,000 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Slovenia 55th out of 75 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 983,700 tonnes | 812,000 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 924,900 tonnes | 744,000 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 52 Lithuania 1.28 million tonnes compare
- 53 El Salvador 1.24 million tonnes compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.19 million tonnes compare
- 56 Jamaica 1.05 million tonnes compare
- 57 North Macedonia 878,000 tonnes compare
- 58 Latvia 872,000 tonnes compare
More environment data for Slovenia
- Standard Deviation 0.523 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 231,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 280,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4,441 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 569 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 207,391 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 227,385 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 202,274 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 302,029 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Slovenia?
- Municipal waste generated in Slovenia was 1.10 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,000 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Slovenia rank for municipal waste generated?
- Slovenia ranks 55th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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