Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Australia
Australia: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 543 Kilogrammes per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Australia, 2007–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 543 Kilogrammes per person for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Australia peaked at 619 Kilogrammes per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 496 Kilogrammes per person, in 2019.
That places Australia 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Australia, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 619 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2009 | 615 Kilogrammes per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 615 Kilogrammes per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 603 Kilogrammes per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 587 Kilogrammes per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 586 Kilogrammes per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 538 Kilogrammes per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 513 Kilogrammes per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 506 Kilogrammes per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 496 Kilogrammes per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 515 Kilogrammes per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 543 Kilogrammes per person | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 617 Kilogrammes per person | 615 Kilogrammes per person | 619 Kilogrammes per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 555.5 Kilogrammes per person | 496 Kilogrammes per person | 615 Kilogrammes per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 529 Kilogrammes per person | 515 Kilogrammes per person | 543 Kilogrammes per person | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Australia?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Australia was 543 Kilogrammes per person in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 619 Kilogrammes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 496 Kilogrammes per person in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org