Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Hungary
Hungary: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 43.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Hungary peaked at 93.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 13th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 93.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 77.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 58.36 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 61.13 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 59.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 56.82 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 51.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 53.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 49.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 58.36 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 93.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.41 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 51.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 61.13 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.6 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 49.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 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
- 12 Germany 74.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 14 Italy 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 15 Spain 55.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 16 Iceland 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Hungary?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Hungary was 71.35 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 93.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Hungary ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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