Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in OECD Asia Oceania
OECD Asia Oceania: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 91.94 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in OECD Asia Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD Asia Oceania stood at 91.94 Index.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD Asia Oceania peaked at 106.01 Index in 1992 and was at its lowest, 89.01 Index, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in OECD Asia Oceania, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.01 Index | — |
| 1991 | 96.5 Index | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 106.01 Index | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 101.71 Index | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 100.5 Index | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 96.99 Index | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 98.72 Index | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 98.26 Index | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 97.64 Index | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 98.29 Index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 100.14 Index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 100.37 Index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 100.75 Index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.68 Index | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 98.36 Index | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 97.84 Index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.09 Index | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.33 Index | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 92.96 Index | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 91.71 Index | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.67 Index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.7 Index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.56 Index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.19 Index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.98 Index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.57 Index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.84 Index | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 93.09 Index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.77 Index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.54 Index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.73 Index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.35 Index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.39 Index | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 91.94 Index | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.36 Index | 89.01 Index | 106.01 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.25 Index | 92.96 Index | 100.75 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.31 Index | 91.56 Index | 93.77 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.59 Index | 91.94 Index | 94.73 Index | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD Asia Oceania
- 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
- 12 Austria 153.72 Index compare
More environment data for OECD Asia Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.76 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area 8.51 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 381,484 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 8.44 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 3.42 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 2.89 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 1.75 million Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in OECD Asia Oceania was 91.94 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 Asia Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 106.01 Index in 1992.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in OECD Asia Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.01 Index in 1990.
- How does OECD Asia Oceania rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- OECD Asia Oceania ranks 9th out of 11 regions with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in OECD Asia Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD Asia Oceania 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