Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Japan
Japan: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 118,000 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Japan, 2011–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 118,000 for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Japan peaked at 187,000 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 118,000, in 2021.
That places Japan 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 142,000 | — |
| 2012 | 136,000 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 151,000 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 157,000 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 159,000 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 174,000 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 187,000 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 181,000 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 162,000 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 171,000 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 118,000 | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 161,000 | 136,000 | 187,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 144,500 | 118,000 | 171,000 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Japan?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Japan was 118,000 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 187,000 in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,000 in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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