Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness was 33.29 million Tonne in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 33.29 million Tonne for transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 33.29 million Tonne in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.70 million Tonne, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.70 million Tonne | — |
| 2011 | 15.80 million Tonne | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 16.86 million Tonne | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 18.19 million Tonne | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 24.01 million Tonne | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 23.46 million Tonne | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 26.03 million Tonne | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 27.19 million Tonne | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 28.17 million Tonne | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 27.08 million Tonne | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 28.34 million Tonne | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 30.32 million Tonne | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 29.42 million Tonne | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 31.53 million Tonne | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 33.29 million Tonne | +5.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +32.0% | 18.19 million Tonne | 24.01 million Tonne |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.05 million Tonne | 13.70 million Tonne | 28.17 million Tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.58 million Tonne | 28.34 million Tonne | 33.29 million Tonne | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Germany 6.42 million Tonne compare
- 2 France 5.63 million Tonne compare
- 3 Netherlands 5.49 million Tonne compare
- 3 Netherlands 5.49 million Tonne compare
More environment data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 151,181 Megawatt (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions by source sector 2.79 million Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Net greenhouse gas emissions of the Land use, Land use change and -230,985 Thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent (2024)
- Environmental tax revenues 374,757 Million euro (2024)
- Municipal waste by waste management operations 517 Kilograms per capita (2024)
- Air emissions accounts totals bridging to emission inventory totals 3.34 billion Tonne (2025)
- Trade in recyclable raw materials 85.81 million Tonne (2025)
- Inland waterway transport by nationality of vessel and coverage 57,319 Thousand tonnes (2022)
- Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity 2.63 billion Tonne (2024)
- Water exploitation index, plus 5.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 33.29 million Tonne in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.29 million Tonne in 2024.
- What is the lowest transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.70 million Tonne in 2010.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
- Is transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness and waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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