Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Australia
Australia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 102.12 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Australia, 1980–2023
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 Australia is 102.12 Index, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Australia peaked at 107.49 Index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.76 Index, in 1980.
That places Australia 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.76 Index | 75.76 Index | 75.76 Index | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.91 Index | 90.91 Index | 90.91 Index | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.75 Index | 96.43 Index | 100 Index | 4 |
| 2010s | 101.79 Index | 97.37 Index | 107.49 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.83 Index | 100.01 Index | 103.26 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Australia?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Australia was 102.12 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.49 Index in 2015.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.76 Index in 1980.
- How does Australia rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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