Total waste generation, by activity in Croatia
Croatia: Total waste generation, by activity was 7.09 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Total waste generation, by activity in Croatia, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 7.09 million tonnes for total waste generation, by activity in 2022.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total waste generation, by activity in Croatia peaked at 7.21 million tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million tonnes, in 2002.
Croatia ranks 42nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.32 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 5.54 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.55 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 7.09 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Croatia
- Standard Deviation 0.487 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.13 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 14,340 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 56,032 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 19,166 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,642 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 121,443 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 217,176 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 289,518 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 281,518 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total waste generation, by activity in Croatia?
- Total waste generation, by activity in Croatia was 7.09 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 million tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million tonnes in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for total waste generation, by activity?
- Croatia ranks 42nd out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total waste generation, by activity rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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