Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Latvia
Latvia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 134.42 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Latvia, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 134.42 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Latvia peaked at 141.58 Index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93.05 Index, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 102.34 Index | — |
| 1996 | 101.25 Index | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 96.74 Index | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 93.05 Index | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 95.5 Index | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 111.06 Index | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 123.52 Index | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 108.26 Index | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 112.21 Index | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 111.53 Index | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 118.38 Index | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 134.1 Index | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 117.12 Index | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 117.28 Index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 105.94 Index | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 112.25 Index | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 102.43 Index | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 109.66 Index | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 113.08 Index | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 124.31 Index | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 125 Index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 124.33 Index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 122.29 Index | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 130.91 Index | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 141.58 Index | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 135.4 Index | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 135.76 Index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 135.76 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 134.42 Index | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.78 Index | 93.05 Index | 102.34 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 115.35 Index | 100 Index | 134.1 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.02 Index | 102.43 Index | 130.91 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.59 Index | 134.42 Index | 141.58 Index | 5 |
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- Land use hidden — Total area 64,590 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 13,700 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 8,296 Square kilometres (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Latvia?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Latvia was 134.42 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 141.58 Index in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.05 Index in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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