Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 1.69 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium stood at 1.69 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium peaked at 1.76 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 900,000, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 11th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 million | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 970,000 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 900,000 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 966,000 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 924,000 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 932,000 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 982,000 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.58 million | +61.4% |
| 2021 | 1.76 million | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 1.69 million | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 1.02 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 982,700 | 900,000 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.58 million | 1.76 million | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Belgium was 1.69 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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