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Environment > Waste generation per million: Countries Compared

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

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Denmark 104.88 kgs per person per year 2000
2 New Zealand 98.5 kgs per person per year 2000
3 Ireland 86.72 kgs per person per year 2000
4 Norway 73.48 kgs per person per year 2000
5 Switzerland 62.64 kgs per person per year 2000
6 Austria 47.43 kgs per person per year 2000
7 Belgium 43.9 kgs per person per year 2000
8 Finland 36.71 kgs per person per year 2000
9 Netherlands 33.28 kgs per person per year 2000
10 Australia 20.88 kgs per person per year 2000
11 Canada 10.72 kgs per person per year 2000
12 United Kingdom 8.15 kgs per person per year 2000
13 France 5.91 kgs per person per year 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.45 kgs per person per year 2000
14 Germany 4.14 kgs per person per year 2000
15 Japan 2.13 kgs per person per year 2000
16 United States 1.63 kgs per person per year 2000

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