Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 214.97 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 214.97 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 214.97 Index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100 Index, in 2000.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.62 Index | 100 Index | 133.12 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 162.8 Index | 133.72 Index | 204.81 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 207.79 Index | 198.93 Index | 214.97 Index | 4 |
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More environment data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -15.27 % 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 -1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in China (People’s Republic of) was 214.97 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 China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 214.97 Index in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 Index in 2000.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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