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

Latest (2022)
392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Change on year
up 31.2%
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
579.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2004
All-time low
299.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2020
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Estonia, 2004–2022

02004006002004201320222004: 579.1 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2006: 436.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2008: 442.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2010: 490.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2012: 508.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2014: 480.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2016: 505.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2018: 440.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2020: 299 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2022: 392.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars

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

Annual values for Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated in Estonia, 2004 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 1 Bulgaria 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  2. 2 Finland 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  3. 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  4. 4 Romania 222.22 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 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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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
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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