Treatment of hazardous waste by country
Countries reporting
66
Highest
102.95 million
Russia
Lowest
0
Andorra
Median
63,922
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
700
What the numbers show
Treatment of hazardous waste is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 102.95 million in Russia; the lowest is 0 in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 63,922, and the mean is 2.22 million.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in French Guiana (up 106,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 99.8%).
Treatment of hazardous waste: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 102.95 million | 2021 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 2 | Germany | 9.49 million | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | South Korea | 3.57 million | 2020 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3.05 million | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 2.52 million | 2022 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 2.45 million | 2021 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 2.44 million | 2021 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 2.42 million | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 2.17 million | 2022 | up 377.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 1.73 million | 2022 | up 210.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 1.66 million | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Belarus | 1.48 million | 2021 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 13 | United States | 1.46 million | 2019 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 14 | India | 1.30 million | 2019 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 1.15 million | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.02 million | 2021 | up 1,098.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 930,609 | 2022 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 845,558 | 2022 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 556,647 | 2022 | up 555.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 417,460 | 2022 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 414,125 | 2022 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 292,248 | 2022 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 286,578 | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 252,075 | 2019 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 243,350 | 2021 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 236,463 | 2022 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 27 | Hungary | 202,118 | 2022 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 164,859 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Austria | 156,150 | 2022 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 150,155 | 2022 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 138,508 | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 74,905 | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 67,443 | 2022 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 60,401 | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 35 | Jordan | 47,900 | 2021 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 39,946 | 2022 | up 422.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Serbia | 34,636 | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 38 | Bahrain | 25,123 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 23,219 | 2022 | up 667.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 22,566 | 2022 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,566 | 2017 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Guadeloupe | 17,797 | 2020 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 16,386 | 2020 | up 158.0% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 12,918 | 2015 | up 205.1% | rising |
| 45 | Reunion | 12,713 | 2020 | up 567.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 12,364 | 2017 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 11,956 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Latvia | 6,837 | 2022 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 5,787 | 2021 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 5,746 | 2022 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Cuba | 5,051 | 2021 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Moldova | 4,946 | 2021 | up 465.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Armenia | 4,668 | 2021 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 4,593 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 4,468 | 2022 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 3,466 | 2020 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Mauritius | 3,447 | 2021 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 58 | French Guiana | 1,065 | 2020 | up 106,400.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bermuda | 642 | 2019 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 434.4 | 2009 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 61 | Tanzania | 1 | 2015 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine | 0 | 2014 | — | flat |
| 62 | Myanmar | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 62 | Malta | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 62 | Monaco | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 62 | Andorra | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |