Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Armenia
Armenia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 208.22 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Armenia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Armenia is 208.22 Index, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Armenia peaked at 275.44 Index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 100 Index, in 2000.
That places Armenia 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 189.67 Index | — |
| 1995 | 164.63 Index | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 153.1 Index | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 139.31 Index | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 135.08 Index | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 116.39 Index | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 112.25 Index | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 136.66 Index | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 177.13 Index | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 181.16 Index | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 180.01 Index | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 183.09 Index | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 188.32 Index | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 185.44 Index | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 197.45 Index | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 186.02 Index | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 190.05 Index | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 196.11 Index | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 248.77 Index | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 248.49 Index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 236.81 Index | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 240.12 Index | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 237.34 Index | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 225.81 Index | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 227.2 Index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 275.44 Index | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 234.21 Index | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 255.98 Index | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 208.22 Index | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 149.7 Index | 116.39 Index | 189.67 Index | 6 |
| 2000s | 164.15 Index | 100 Index | 197.45 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.67 Index | 186.02 Index | 248.77 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 243.46 Index | 208.22 Index | 275.44 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 1 Azerbaijan 246.38 Index compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 214.97 Index compare
- 4 Chile 191.4 Index compare
- 5 Iceland 171.93 Index compare
- 6 Belgium 171.71 Index compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0108 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -20.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0174 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Armenia?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Armenia was 208.22 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 275.44 Index in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 Index in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Armenia ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation