Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Canada
Canada: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 3.15 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Canada, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Canada recorded 3.15 million for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Canada peaked at 3.15 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 979,790, in 2000.
That places Canada 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 979,790 | — |
| 2002 | 1.31 million | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 2.33 million | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.69 million | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.60 million | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 3.15 million | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 million | 979,790 | 2.33 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million | 2.21 million | 2.88 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 3.15 million | 3.15 million | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Canada?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Canada was 3.15 million in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 979,790 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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