Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Hungary
Hungary: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 429 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Hungary, 1998–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Hungary stood at 429 Kilogrammes per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Hungary peaked at 429 Kilogrammes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 216 Kilogrammes per person, in 2016.
Hungary ranks 24th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 290 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 1999 | 284 Kilogrammes per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 265 Kilogrammes per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 317 Kilogrammes per person | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 323 Kilogrammes per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 327 Kilogrammes per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 304 Kilogrammes per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 323 Kilogrammes per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 328 Kilogrammes per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 292 Kilogrammes per person | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 302 Kilogrammes per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 344 Kilogrammes per person | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 309 Kilogrammes per person | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 289 Kilogrammes per person | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 292 Kilogrammes per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 261 Kilogrammes per person | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 219 Kilogrammes per person | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 222 Kilogrammes per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 216 Kilogrammes per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 387 Kilogrammes per person | +79.2% |
| 2018 | 384 Kilogrammes per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 390 Kilogrammes per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 406 Kilogrammes per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 420 Kilogrammes per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 407 Kilogrammes per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 429 Kilogrammes per person | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 287 Kilogrammes per person | 284 Kilogrammes per person | 290 Kilogrammes per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 312.5 Kilogrammes per person | 265 Kilogrammes per person | 344 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 296.9 Kilogrammes per person | 216 Kilogrammes per person | 390 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 415.5 Kilogrammes per person | 406 Kilogrammes per person | 429 Kilogrammes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Hungary?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Hungary was 429 Kilogrammes per person in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 429 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 Kilogrammes per person in 2016.
- How does Hungary rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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