Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Spain
Spain: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 84.1 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Spain, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Spain stood at 84.1 Index.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Spain peaked at 102.89 Index in 2003 and was at its lowest, 75.74 Index, in 1995.
That places Spain 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.21 Index | 75.74 Index | 92.32 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 98.48 Index | 94.73 Index | 102.89 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.84 Index | 78.61 Index | 89.7 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.01 Index | 82.73 Index | 87.35 Index | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -29.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0027 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Spain?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Spain was 84.1 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 102.89 Index in 2003.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.74 Index in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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