Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes) by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
11.52 million
Germany
Lowest
0
Belarus
Median
164,000
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
1,326
What the numbers show
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 11.52 million in Germany; the lowest is 0 in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 164,000, and the mean is 1.01 million.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 13,267.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 11.52 million | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 6.67 million | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 6.04 million | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.29 million | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 4.66 million | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 3.49 million | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 3.15 million | 2020 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.57 million | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 1.83 million | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 10 | China | 1.81 million | 2010 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.69 million | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 1.59 million | 2023 | up 648.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 1.53 million | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1.41 million | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 1.06 million | 2023 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 935,000 | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 878,000 | 2023 | up 814.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 864,000 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 789,000 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 677,000 | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 612,000 | 2022 | up 367.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 575,000 | 2023 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 451,000 | 2023 | up 553.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Norway | 416,000 | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 411,000 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 351,000 | 2020 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 308,000 | 2023 | up 224.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 283,203 | 2015 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 262,000 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 199,808 | 2021 | up 447.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Cuba | 173,500 | 2020 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 164,000 | 2023 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 148,000 | 2022 | up 1,038.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 119,000 | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 118,000 | 2021 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 115,000 | 2023 | up 296.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Réunion | 94,626 | 2021 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 80,000 | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Greece | 68,000 | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Barbados | 62,942 | 2021 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 53,470 | 2023 | up 13,267.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Estonia | 49,000 | 2023 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 34,643 | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 32,742 | 2016 | up 828.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Guadeloupe | 29,298 | 2021 | up 371.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 19,000 | 2023 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Martinique | 17,007 | 2021 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 48 | French Guiana | 11,523 | 2019 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Bermuda | 11,000 | 2019 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 49 | Serbia | 11,000 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Iceland | 6,000 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Liechtenstein | 5,298 | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 2,539 | 2023 | up 605.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 1,700 | 2006 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 1,010 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | 1,000 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Tunisia | 720 | 2004 | — | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Singapore | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritius | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 22.58 million
- Türkiye 119,000
- United Republic of Tanzania 9,000
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 700