Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Czechia
Czechia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 170.07 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Czechia, 1994–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Czechia stood at 170.07 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Czechia peaked at 174.46 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.5 Index, in 1994.
Czechia ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.5 Index | — |
| 1995 | 90.86 Index | +25.3% |
| 1996 | 93.19 Index | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 95.52 Index | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 87.86 Index | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 97.99 Index | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 81.48 Index | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 82.85 Index | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 83.2 Index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.73 Index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.02 Index | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 88.5 Index | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 88.09 Index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.49 Index | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 96.39 Index | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 97.09 Index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.79 Index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.15 Index | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 94.01 Index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.95 Index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.19 Index | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 104.24 Index | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 150.74 Index | +44.6% |
| 2018 | 152.81 Index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 155.43 Index | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 169.31 Index | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 174.46 Index | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 170.48 Index | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 170.07 Index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 170.07 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.65 Index | 72.5 Index | 97.99 Index | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.17 Index | 81.48 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.84 Index | 94.01 Index | 155.43 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.88 Index | 169.31 Index | 174.46 Index | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0034 t per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Czechia?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Czechia was 170.07 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 174.46 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5 Index in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Czechia ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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