Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Switzerland
Switzerland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 127.63 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Switzerland is 127.63 Index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Switzerland peaked at 129.57 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.97 Index, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.97 Index | — |
| 1985 | 71.82 Index | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 75.44 Index | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 78.52 Index | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 82.25 Index | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 85.87 Index | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 86.68 Index | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 87.32 Index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 86.59 Index | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 87.51 Index | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 87.96 Index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 89.62 Index | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 90.47 Index | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 90.76 Index | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 92.35 Index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 96.28 Index | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 101.33 Index | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 104.33 Index | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 103.91 Index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 103.57 Index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 104.42 Index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 112.66 Index | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 115.52 Index | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 119.49 Index | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 115.43 Index | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 117.63 Index | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 115.79 Index | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 117.86 Index | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 120.65 Index | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 126.95 Index | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 127.46 Index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 127.88 Index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 126.65 Index | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 127.08 Index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 128.49 Index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 128.85 Index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 129.57 Index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 125.62 Index | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 127.39 Index | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 127.63 Index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.48 Index | 58.97 Index | 85.87 Index | 6 |
| 1990s | 89.55 Index | 86.59 Index | 96.28 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.07 Index | 100 Index | 119.49 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.64 Index | 115.79 Index | 128.49 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.81 Index | 125.62 Index | 129.57 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Switzerland?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Switzerland was 127.63 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 129.57 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.97 Index in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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