Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Netherlands
Netherlands: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 468 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Netherlands, 1995–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Netherlands stood at 468 Kilogrammes per person. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Netherlands peaked at 624 Kilogrammes per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 468 Kilogrammes per person, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 570 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 1996 | 585 Kilogrammes per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 611 Kilogrammes per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 531 Kilogrammes per person | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 550 Kilogrammes per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 613 Kilogrammes per person | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 613 Kilogrammes per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 620 Kilogrammes per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 609 Kilogrammes per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 624 Kilogrammes per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 599 Kilogrammes per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 597 Kilogrammes per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 606 Kilogrammes per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 600 Kilogrammes per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 589 Kilogrammes per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 571 Kilogrammes per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 568 Kilogrammes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 549 Kilogrammes per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 526 Kilogrammes per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 527 Kilogrammes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 523 Kilogrammes per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 520 Kilogrammes per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 513 Kilogrammes per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 511 Kilogrammes per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 508 Kilogrammes per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 533 Kilogrammes per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 514 Kilogrammes per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 473 Kilogrammes per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 468 Kilogrammes per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 569.4 Kilogrammes per person | 531 Kilogrammes per person | 611 Kilogrammes per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 607 Kilogrammes per person | 589 Kilogrammes per person | 624 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 531.6 Kilogrammes per person | 508 Kilogrammes per person | 571 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 497 Kilogrammes per person | 468 Kilogrammes per person | 533 Kilogrammes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Heating Degree Days 4,535 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 184.4 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 330,214 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 296,838 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 33,376 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5687 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Netherlands?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Netherlands was 468 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 624 Kilogrammes per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 468 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Netherlands ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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