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Environment > Municipal waste generation per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Kilograms of municipal waste generated per year (2000). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IrelandIreland 147.17 kgs per person per year 2000
2 NorwayNorway 138.05 kgs per person per year 2000
3 DenmarkDenmark 123.6 kgs per person per year 2000
4 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 90.48 kgs per person per year 2000
5 FinlandFinland 88.87 kgs per person per year 2000
6 AustriaAustria 69.9 kgs per person per year 2000
7 BelgiumBelgium 53.65 kgs per person per year 2000
8 SwedenSweden 50.72 kgs per person per year 2000
9 NetherlandsNetherlands 38.3 kgs per person per year 2000
10 AustraliaAustralia 36.03 kgs per person per year 2000
11 CanadaCanada 20.8 kgs per person per year 2000
12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 9.51 kgs per person per year 2000
13 ItalyItaly 8.78 kgs per person per year 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 8.57 kgs per person per year 2000
14 FranceFrance 8.37 kgs per person per year 2000
15 GermanyGermany 6.57 kgs per person per year 2000
16 JapanJapan 3.23 kgs per person per year 2000
17 United StatesUnited States 2.69 kgs per person per year 2000

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