Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in France
France: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in France, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
France recorded 94.15 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in France peaked at 110.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2010 and was at its lowest, 92.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2020.
France ranks 7th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 France, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 98.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 99.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 106.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 110.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 104.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 97.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 94.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 96.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 92.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 98.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 106.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 100.92 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 94.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 110.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 92.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 8 Belgium 86.97 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in France?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in France was 94.15 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2010.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.51 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020.
- How does France rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- France ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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