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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations
Unit
Tonne
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 433 data points, 2004–2022
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