Proportion of hazardous waste treated or disposed (%) by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
286.6%
Monaco
Lowest
0.0%
Andorra, Principality of
Median
79.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
871
What the numbers show
Proportion of hazardous waste treated or disposed (%) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 286.6% in Monaco; the lowest is 0.0% in Andorra, Principality of.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.4%, and the mean is 77.1%.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 1,713.1%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 99.9%).
Proportion of hazardous waste treated or disposed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 286.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Philippines | 222.7% | 2019 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 187.3% | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Réunion | 184.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | French Guiana | 144.3% | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 114.2% | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 105.5% | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 100.3% | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2022 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 100.0% | 2009 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 10 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Panama | 100.0% | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Fiji, Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Serbia, Republic of | 99.7% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | China (People’s Republic of) | 99.6% | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 99.5% | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 99.1% | 2023 | up 275.2% | falling |
| 19 | Montenegro | 98.3% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 95.8% | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 21 | Bermuda | 94.3% | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 94.1% | 2022 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 93.9% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 91.7% | 2022 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 90.7% | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 26 | Cuba | 90.3% | 2021 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 87.9% | 2022 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 28 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 86.1% | 2019 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Jamaica | 84.3% | 2006 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 30 | Belgium | 83.7% | 2022 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 31 | Belarus, Republic of | 83.4% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 82.1% | 2022 | up 126.0% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 79.4% | 2017 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 78.0% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 35 | Qatar | 77.6% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 76.9% | 2022 | up 79.9% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 76.3% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 76.1% | 2022 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 39 | Oman | 76.0% | 2024 | up 1,234.7% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 70.7% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 69.3% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 42 | Jordan | 68.5% | 2021 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 66.1% | 2022 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 44 | Ukraine | 60.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 45 | Portugal | 60.0% | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 54.2% | 2022 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 43.0% | 2022 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 48 | Lithuania | 40.8% | 2022 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 40.8% | 2022 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 50 | Kyrgyz Republic | 40.2% | 2017 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Italy | 40.2% | 2022 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 52 | Czechia | 36.1% | 2022 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 32.6% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 54 | Latvia | 29.6% | 2022 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovak Republic | 28.3% | 2022 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 22.6% | 2017 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 21.4% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Martinique | 19.2% | 2023 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 11.5% | 2022 | up 1,713.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Ireland | 10.0% | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 61 | Armenia, Republic of | 6.7% | 2023 | down 93.3% | falling |
| 62 | Malta | 0.5% | 2022 | down 58.5% | flat |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.0% | 2021 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Andorra, Principality of | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.