Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in OECD America
OECD America: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 122.56 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in OECD America, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
OECD America recorded 122.56 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD America peaked at 125.91 Index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.35 Index, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in OECD America, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.55 Index | — |
| 1991 | 84.35 Index | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 86.94 Index | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 90.05 Index | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 91.56 Index | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 90.62 Index | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 90.89 Index | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.4 Index | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 94.32 Index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 97.14 Index | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 99.56 Index | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 101.44 Index | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 102.25 Index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 105.81 Index | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 106.69 Index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 108.18 Index | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 108.68 Index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 109.76 Index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 110.14 Index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 110.42 Index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 110.87 Index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 112.7 Index | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 115.09 Index | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 115.73 Index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 124.18 Index | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 124.65 Index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 121.29 Index | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 125.91 Index | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 122.74 Index | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 121.66 Index | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 122.56 Index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 122.74 Index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 121.66 Index | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 122.56 Index | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.28 Index | 84.35 Index | 97.14 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.25 Index | 99.56 Index | 110.14 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.36 Index | 110.42 Index | 125.91 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.24 Index | 121.66 Index | 122.74 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD America?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD America was 122.56 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 OECD America?
- The highest recorded value was 125.91 Index in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in OECD America?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.35 Index in 1991.
- How does OECD America rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- OECD America ranks 2nd out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in OECD America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD America 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