Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
368.44 million Tonne
Germany
Lowest
1.03 million Tonne
Montenegro
Median
21.37 million Tonne
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
433
What the numbers show
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 368.44 million Tonne in Germany; the lowest is 1.03 million Tonne in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.37 million Tonne, and the mean is 71.67 million Tonne.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 358.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 220.4%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 84.7%).
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 368.44 million Tonne | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 295.11 million Tonne | 2022 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 214.84 million Tonne | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 214.84 million Tonne | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 176.31 million Tonne | 2022 | up 220.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 163.73 million Tonne | 2022 | up 141.0% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 160.05 million Tonne | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 156.12 million Tonne | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 154.53 million Tonne | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 139.04 million Tonne | 2022 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 139.04 million Tonne | 2022 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 120.84 million Tonne | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 120.84 million Tonne | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 107.07 million Tonne | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 89.46 million Tonne | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 77.50 million Tonne | 2022 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 69.74 million Tonne | 2022 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 48.18 million Tonne | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 34.09 million Tonne | 2022 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 24.04 million Tonne | 2022 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 21 | Denmark | 21.69 million Tonne | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 21.37 million Tonne | 2022 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 20.91 million Tonne | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 20.91 million Tonne | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 14.17 million Tonne | 2022 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 13.50 million Tonne | 2022 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 12.75 million Tonne | 2022 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 11.39 million Tonne | 2022 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 11.39 million Tonne | 2022 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 10.25 million Tonne | 2022 | up 45.4% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 10.25 million Tonne | 2022 | up 45.4% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 10.07 million Tonne | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 5.07 million Tonne | 2022 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 5.07 million Tonne | 2022 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 3.44 million Tonne | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 3.44 million Tonne | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 2.41 million Tonne | 2022 | up 82.1% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 2.33 million Tonne | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 1.82 million Tonne | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 1.82 million Tonne | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 1.58 million Tonne | 2022 | up 203.4% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 1.38 million Tonne | 2022 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Montenegro | 1.03 million Tonne | 2022 | up 2.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 2.38 billion Tonne
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.98 billion Tonne