Total waste generation, by activity in Andorra
Andorra: Total waste generation, by activity was 121,310 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total waste generation, by activity in Andorra, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Andorra recorded 121,310 for total waste generation, by activity in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total waste generation, by activity in Andorra peaked at 135,480 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Andorra 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total waste generation, by activity in Andorra, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51,600 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 48,500 | — |
| 2004 | 48,300 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 48,610 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49,750 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 124,360 | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 135,480 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 109,170 | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 108,060 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 83,957 | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 69,337 | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 72,963 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 85,300 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 88,425 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 84,084 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 99,799 | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 105,333 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 103,236 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 101,060 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 107,010 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 118,150 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 121,310 | +2.7% |
Andorra compared with similar countries
- Andorra's 121,310 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.71 million, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Andorra's 121,310 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.52 million, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total waste generation, by activity in Andorra changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +150.0% | 49,750 | 124,360 |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 51,600 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,577 | 0 | 135,480 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,049 | 69,337 | 108,060 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,882 | 101,060 | 121,310 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 196,170 compare
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- 73 Antigua and Barbuda 108,860 compare
- 74 Bermuda 86,400 compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 79,000 compare
More environment data for Andorra
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.417 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.58 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area — Area 46.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.31 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.1443 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total waste generation, by activity in Andorra?
- Total waste generation, by activity in Andorra was 121,310 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 135,480 in 2008.
- What is the lowest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Andorra rank for total waste generation, by activity?
- Andorra ranks 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total waste generation, by activity rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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