Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Ireland
Ireland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Ireland, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Ireland peaked at 109.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 20th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 109.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 87.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 47.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -37.3% |
| 2014 | 50.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 40.91 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 31.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 32.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 87.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 109.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 31.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 32.85 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 Ireland?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Ireland was 24.49 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 109.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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