Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda
Uganda: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 1.83 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda stood at 1.83 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda peaked at 1.83 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2011.
Uganda ranks 9th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.28 million | — |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.72 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.78 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.83 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.44 million | 1.28 million | 1.62 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.67 million | 1.83 million | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 47.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.003 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 63.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Uganda was 1.83 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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