Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 1.41 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.41 million for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Switzerland peaked at 1.41 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 641,000, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 14th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 641,000 | — |
| 2001 | 650,000 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 728,000 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 740,000 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 746,000 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 770,000 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 885,000 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 930,000 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 930,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 930,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 930,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 851,000 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 851,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 991,000 | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 795,000 | 641,000 | 930,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 851,000 | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Switzerland?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Switzerland was 1.41 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 641,000 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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