Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 246.38 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Azerbaijan, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 246.38 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Azerbaijan peaked at 246.38 Index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100 Index, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 Index | — |
| 2001 | 114.86 Index | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 167.94 Index | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 171.1 Index | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 161.59 Index | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 158.79 Index | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 142.48 Index | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 147.74 Index | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 133.88 Index | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 145.2 Index | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 145.74 Index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 161.32 Index | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 149.19 Index | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 151.36 Index | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 122.73 Index | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 139.04 Index | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 144.02 Index | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 142.75 Index | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 159.06 Index | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 183.15 Index | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 214.4 Index | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 233.97 Index | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 240.67 Index | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 246.38 Index | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.36 Index | 100 Index | 171.1 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.84 Index | 122.73 Index | 183.15 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.85 Index | 214.4 Index | 246.38 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Azerbaijan?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Azerbaijan was 246.38 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 246.38 Index in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 Index in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Azerbaijan ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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