Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in France
France: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 116.27 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in France, 1989–2024
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 France is 116.27 Index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in France peaked at 122.54 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.95 Index, in 1989.
That places France 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in France, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 83.95 Index | — |
| 1992 | 86.45 Index | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 88.87 Index | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 90.46 Index | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 92.69 Index | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 95.02 Index | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 97.49 Index | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 98.01 Index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 103.09 Index | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 104.65 Index | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 100.54 Index | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 103.88 Index | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 106.77 Index | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 108.74 Index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 110.71 Index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 110.47 Index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 110.23 Index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 110.81 Index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 111.39 Index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 110.41 Index | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 109.43 Index | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 109.69 Index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 109.96 Index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 118.12 Index | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 119.61 Index | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 119.69 Index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 119.77 Index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 115.57 Index | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 122.54 Index | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 116.61 Index | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 115.38 Index | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 116.27 Index | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.95 Index | 83.95 Index | 83.95 Index | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.72 Index | 86.45 Index | 98.01 Index | 7 |
| 2000s | 105.91 Index | 100 Index | 110.71 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.89 Index | 109.43 Index | 119.77 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.27 Index | 115.38 Index | 122.54 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in France?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in France was 116.27 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 122.54 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.95 Index in 1989.
- How does France rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- France ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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