Total waste generation, by activity in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Total waste generation, by activity was 9.28 billion tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Total waste generation, by activity in Russian Federation, 2002β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 9.28 billion tonnes for total waste generation, by activity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total waste generation, by activity in Russian Federation peaked at 9.28 billion tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.04 billion tonnes, in 2002.
That places Russian Federation 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 3.90 billion tonnes | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.51 billion tonnes | 3.73 billion tonnes | 7.75 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.43 billion tonnes | 6.96 billion tonnes | 9.28 billion tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Russian Federation
- Standard Deviation 0.586 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.87 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 12.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 120,802 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 28,273 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 831,299 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.94 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 632,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 347,197 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total waste generation, by activity in Russian Federation?
- Total waste generation, by activity in Russian Federation was 9.28 billion tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 billion tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 billion tonnes in 2002.
- How does Russian Federation rank for total waste generation, by activity?
- Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total waste generation, by activity rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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