Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Estonia
Estonia: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Estonia, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Estonia peaked at 579.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004 and was at its lowest, 299.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 579.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 436.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 442.25 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 490.25 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 508.37 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 480.52 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 505.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 440.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 299.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 486.07 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 436.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 579.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 484.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 440.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 508.37 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 345.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 299.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Estonia?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Estonia was 392.33 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 579.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 299.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Estonia ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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