Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Brazil
Brazil: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 100.59 Index in 2012. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Brazil, 2000–2012
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2012, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Brazil stood at 100.59 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Brazil peaked at 104.48 Index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.35 Index, in 2007.
That places Brazil 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 Index | — |
| 2001 | 96.72 Index | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 98.2 Index | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 100.04 Index | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 102.87 Index | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 104.48 Index | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 89.35 Index | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 92.07 Index | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 92.07 Index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.07 Index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.59 Index | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.97 Index | 89.35 Index | 104.48 Index | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.91 Index | 92.07 Index | 100.59 Index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 14.96 % 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 -9.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Brazil?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Brazil was 100.59 Index in 2012, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 104.48 Index in 2005.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.35 Index in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Brazil ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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