Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Israel
Israel: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 160.88 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Israel stood at 160.88 Index. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Israel peaked at 160.88 Index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.5 Index, in 2001.
Israel ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Israel, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 Index | — |
| 2001 | 90.5 Index | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 97.17 Index | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 96.96 Index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 100.26 Index | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 102.98 Index | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 106.54 Index | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 108.48 Index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 111.76 Index | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 114.7 Index | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 116.52 Index | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 119.61 Index | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 121.92 Index | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 122.54 Index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 124.89 Index | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 128.08 Index | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 132.61 Index | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 136.98 Index | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 142.61 Index | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 145.16 Index | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 150.62 Index | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 154.95 Index | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 156.1 Index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 157.76 Index | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 160.88 Index | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.93 Index | 90.5 Index | 114.7 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.09 Index | 116.52 Index | 145.16 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.06 Index | 150.62 Index | 160.88 Index | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.011 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Israel?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Israel was 160.88 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 160.88 Index in 2024.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5 Index in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Israel ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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