Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Australia
Australia: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 3.49 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Australia, 2007–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.49 million for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Australia peaked at 3.49 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 923,500, in 2008.
That places Australia 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.98 million | — |
| 2008 | 923,500 | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | +130.6% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 3.11 million | +73.7% |
| 2015 | 3.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.68 million | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 2.46 million | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.68 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.08 million | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 3.35 million | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.49 million | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 923,500 | 2.13 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million | 1.52 million | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 2.68 million | 3.49 million | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0326 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Australia?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Australia was 3.49 million in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 923,500 in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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