Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Ireland
Ireland: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 626 Kilogrammes per person in 2010. ▲ Rising
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Ireland, 1998–2010
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 626 Kilogrammes per person for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in 2010.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Ireland peaked at 804 Kilogrammes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 530 Kilogrammes per person, in 1998.
Ireland ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 530 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2000 | 603 Kilogrammes per person | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 705 Kilogrammes per person | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 698 Kilogrammes per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 736 Kilogrammes per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 745 Kilogrammes per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 740 Kilogrammes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 804 Kilogrammes per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 783 Kilogrammes per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 723 Kilogrammes per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 653 Kilogrammes per person | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 626 Kilogrammes per person | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 530 Kilogrammes per person | 530 Kilogrammes per person | 530 Kilogrammes per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 719 Kilogrammes per person | 603 Kilogrammes per person | 804 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 626 Kilogrammes per person | 626 Kilogrammes per person | 626 Kilogrammes per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Ireland?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Ireland was 626 Kilogrammes per person in 2010, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 804 Kilogrammes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 530 Kilogrammes per person in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2010.
- Is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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