Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Chile
Chile: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 191.4 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2023, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Chile stood at 191.4 Index.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Chile peaked at 200.49 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.88 Index, in 2001.
Chile ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.28 Index | 99.88 Index | 127.86 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.94 Index | 131.31 Index | 180.91 Index | 8 |
| 2020s | 189.59 Index | 174.67 Index | 200.49 Index | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.74 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.81 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -22.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Chile?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Chile was 191.4 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 200.49 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.88 Index in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Chile ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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