Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Estonia
Estonia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 81.25 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Estonia, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Estonia is 81.25 Index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Estonia peaked at 100 Index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.61 Index, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 84.2 Index | — |
| 1996 | 89.26 Index | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 93.68 Index | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 87.99 Index | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 89.89 Index | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 80.34 Index | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 87.4 Index | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 89.54 Index | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 95.77 Index | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 92.76 Index | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 84.68 Index | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 95.1 Index | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 82.78 Index | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 71.41 Index | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 64.14 Index | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 63.03 Index | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.61 Index | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 61.03 Index | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 74.18 Index | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 74.65 Index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.1 Index | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 81.14 Index | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 84.6 Index | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 77.37 Index | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 80.49 Index | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 83 Index | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 79.49 Index | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 80.81 Index | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 81.25 Index | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89 Index | 84.2 Index | 93.68 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.98 Index | 71.41 Index | 100 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.68 Index | 58.61 Index | 84.6 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.01 Index | 79.49 Index | 83 Index | 5 |
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- Land use hidden — Cropland 7,150 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 8,476 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 45,340 Square kilometres (2023)
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- Land use hidden — Land area 42,730 Square kilometres (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Estonia?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Estonia was 81.25 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 Index in 2000.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.61 Index in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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