Treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Treatment of hazardous waste was 876,809 tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 876,809 tonnes, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 244.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 876,809 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 254,814 tonnes, in 2010.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 254,814 tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 513,591 tonnes | +101.6% |
| 2014 | 674,066 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 751,742 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 876,809 tonnes | +16.6% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Treatment of hazardous waste in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 876,809 tonnes in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 876,809 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest treatment of hazardous waste recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,814 tonnes in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for treatment of hazardous waste?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
- Is treatment of hazardous waste rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment of hazardous waste. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment (Tonnes).