Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands is 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Netherlands peaked at 134.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2016 and was at its lowest, 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 103.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 105.03 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 102.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 123.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 122.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 132.28 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 134.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 131.41 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 114.62 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.64 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 102.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 105.03 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 128.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 122.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 134.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 107.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 114.62 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Bulgaria 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 2 Finland 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 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
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8288 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 10,450 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 11,917 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 41,540 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 7,580 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 33,670 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 367.2 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Netherlands?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Netherlands was 100.18 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 134.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2016.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022.
- How does Netherlands rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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