Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 104.11 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) recorded 104.11 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) peaked at 108.25 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.96 Index, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 89.96 Index | — |
| 1996 | 92.33 Index | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 95.04 Index | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 94.75 Index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 97.29 Index | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 99.43 Index | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 100.69 Index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 98.61 Index | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 98.46 Index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.09 Index | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 101.75 Index | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 102.98 Index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 103.37 Index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 102.03 Index | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 100.88 Index | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.89 Index | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.68 Index | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 96.1 Index | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 96.28 Index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.98 Index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 99.77 Index | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 101.11 Index | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 101.38 Index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 102.4 Index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 105.81 Index | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 108.25 Index | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 104.59 Index | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 104.11 Index | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.87 Index | 89.96 Index | 97.29 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.74 Index | 98.46 Index | 103.37 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.25 Index | 96.1 Index | 102.4 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.69 Index | 104.11 Index | 108.25 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- 5 Iceland 171.93 Index compare
- 5 Slovenia 109.63 Index compare
- 6 Belgium 171.71 Index compare
- 7 Czechia 170.07 Index compare
- 7 Lithuania 104.5 Index compare
- 8 Malta 169.87 Index compare
- 9 Luxembourg 161.66 Index compare
- 10 Israel 160.88 Index compare
- 10 Netherlands 89.24 Index compare
- 11 Estonia 81.25 Index compare
- 11 Russian Federation 155.44 Index compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) was 104.11 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 European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.25 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.96 Index in 1995.
- How does European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th out of 11 regions with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 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