Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 155.44 Index in 2012. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Russian Federation, 1999–2012
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 155.44 Index for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Russian Federation peaked at 155.44 Index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.08 Index, in 1999.
That places Russian Federation 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.08 Index | — |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 98.62 Index | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 104.21 Index | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 106.25 Index | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 111.56 Index | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 111.32 Index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 117.4 Index | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 121.3 Index | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 124.65 Index | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 129.03 Index | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 133.63 Index | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 133.51 Index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 155.44 Index | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.08 Index | 98.08 Index | 98.08 Index | 1 |
| 2000s | 112.43 Index | 98.62 Index | 129.03 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.86 Index | 133.51 Index | 155.44 Index | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Russian Federation?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Russian Federation was 155.44 Index in 2012, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 155.44 Index in 2012.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.08 Index in 1999.
- How does Russian Federation rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Russian Federation ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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