Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Belgium
Belgium: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▬ Flat
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Belgium, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Belgium is 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Belgium peaked at 105.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 8th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 104.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 82.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 103.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 88.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 92.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 98.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 102.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 105.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.03 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 82.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 104.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 88.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 103.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 105.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 9 Greece 83.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 11 Czechia 75.76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Belgium?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Belgium was 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 105.11 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation