Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba
Cuba: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 173,500 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba is 173,500, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 54.1% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba peaked at 517,000 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
Cuba ranks 31st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 417,400 | — |
| 2004 | 452,500 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 491,000 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 446,600 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 466,900 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 517,000 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 312,000 | -39.7% |
| 2010 | 305,340 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 298,400 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 296,900 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 284,300 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 265,200 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 265,800 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 328,700 | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 185,700 | -43.5% |
| 2018 | 167,400 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 112,600 | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 173,500 | +54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 387,925 | 0 | 517,000 | 8 |
| 2010s | 251,034 | 112,600 | 328,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,500 | 173,500 | 173,500 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Cuba was 173,500 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 517,000 in 2008.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Cuba ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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