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Environment > Waste > Hazardous waste created: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Annual generation of hazardous waste (as defined by the Basel Convention).

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 RussiaRussia 141.02 million tonnes 2009
2 United StatesUnited States 34.79 million tonnes 2005
3 GermanyGermany 22.32 million tonnes 2008
4 ChinaChina 14.3 million tonnes 2009
5 BulgariaBulgaria 13.04 million tonnes 2008
6 FranceFrance 10.89 million tonnes 2008
7 SerbiaSerbia 8.23 million tonnes 2008
8 IndiaIndia 8.14 million tonnes 2006
9 EstoniaEstonia 7.54 million tonnes 2008
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 7.29 million tonnes 2008
11 ItalyItaly 6.66 million tonnes 2008
12 BelgiumBelgium 5.92 million tonnes 2008
13 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.68 million tonnes 2009
14 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.72 million tonnes 2008
15 MexicoMexico 3.71 million tonnes 2000
16 SpainSpain 3.65 million tonnes 2008
17 PortugalPortugal 3.37 million tonnes 2008
18 JapanJapan 3.31 million tonnes 1999
19 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.91 million tonnes 2003
20 FinlandFinland 2.16 million tonnes 2008
21 SwedenSweden 2.06 million tonnes 2008
22 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.9 million tonnes 2009
23 ThailandThailand 1.85 million tonnes 2007
24 MalaysiaMalaysia 1.71 million tonnes 2009
25 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.51 million tonnes 2008
26 PolandPoland 1.47 million tonnes 2008
27 CubaCuba 1.42 million tonnes 2007
28 NorwayNorway 1.34 million tonnes 2008
29 AustriaAustria 1.33 million tonnes 2008
30 JordanJordan 1.29 million tonnes 2008
31 UkraineUkraine 1.23 million tonnes 2009
32 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.11 million tonnes 2002
33 TurkeyTurkey 1.02 million tonnes 2008
34 GuatemalaGuatemala 822,456 tonnes 2006
35 IrelandIreland 743,418 tonnes 2008
36 HungaryHungary 670,613 tonnes 2008
37 AustraliaAustralia 642,415 tonnes 2002
38 NigerNiger 554,000 tonnes 2005
39 SlovakiaSlovakia 527,205 tonnes 2008
40 RomaniaRomania 524,193 tonnes 2008
41 ArmeniaArmenia 467,523.59 tonnes 2009
42 DenmarkDenmark 419,646 tonnes 2008
43 SingaporeSingapore 356,000 tonnes 2009
44 AlgeriaAlgeria 325,000 tonnes 2003
45 IsraelIsrael 321,000 tonnes 2008
46 United Arab EmiratesUAE 272,854.59 tonnes 2009
47 GreeceGreece 252,955 tonnes 2008
48 LuxembourgLuxembourg 199,115 tonnes 2008
49 EcuadorEcuador 193,812 tonnes 2008
50 SloveniaSlovenia 152,744 tonnes 2008
51 TunisiaTunisia 150,200 tonnes 2002
52 MoroccoMorocco 119,000 tonnes 2000
53 LithuaniaLithuania 115,719 tonnes 2008
54 LebanonLebanon 100,492 tonnes 2002
55 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 91,788 tonnes 2008
56 SenegalSenegal 81,957 tonnes 1999
57 ZambiaZambia 80,000 tonnes 2005
58 ColombiaColombia 78,581.02 tonnes 2008
59 BangladeshBangladesh 75,920 tonnes 2005
60 LatviaLatvia 67,462 tonnes 2008
61 CroatiaCroatia 58,432 tonnes 2008
62 MaltaMalta 55,027 tonnes 2008
63 Hong KongHong Kong 54,812 tonnes 2009
64 MadagascarMadagascar 45,957 tonnes 2007
65 Sri LankaSri Lanka 40,600 tonnes 1996
66 YemenYemen 38,200 tonnes 1995
67 BahrainBahrain 35,008 tonnes 2007
68 CyprusCyprus 23,786 tonnes 2008
69 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 16,029 tonnes 2009
70 PalestinePalestine 14,422.8 tonnes 2009
71 QatarQatar 11,897.65 tonnes 2008
72 MacauMacau 11,493 tonnes 2009
73 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 11,452 tonnes 2003
74 ZimbabweZimbabwe 11,000 tonnes 2009
75 JamaicaJamaica 10,000 tonnes 2006
76 CameroonCameroon 8,716.6 tonnes 2009
77 IcelandIceland 8,501 tonnes 2004
78 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 7,871 tonnes 2002
79 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 5,738 tonnes 2007
80 MartiniqueMartinique 4,720 tonnes 2007
81 MauritiusMauritius 4,150 tonnes 2009
82 French GuianaFrench Guiana 2,366 tonnes 2007
83 IraqIraq 2,337.8 tonnes 2008
84 TogoTogo 1,900 tonnes 2007
85 BeninBenin 1,698 tonnes 2002
86 PanamaPanama 1,152.88 tonnes 2007
87 MoldovaMoldova 1,125 tonnes 2009
88 AndorraAndorra 935.5 tonnes 2006
89 BelizeBelize 775 tonnes 2000
90 DominicaDominica 627 tonnes 2002
91 MonacoMonaco 400.89 tonnes 2009
92 ChileChile 249.75 tonnes 2009
93 SyriaSyria 46 tonnes 2003
94 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.15 tonnes 2002

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  • Russia has ranked in the top 2 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1995.
  • United States has ranked in the top 2 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1995.
  • Germany has ranked in the top 3 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1990.
  • China has ranked in the top 4 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1996.
  • France has ranked in the top 6 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1990.
  • United Kingdom has ranked in the top 9 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1990.
  • India has ranked in the top 7 for waste > hazardous waste created since 2000.
  • Italy has ranked in the top 10 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1990.
  • Philippines has ranked in the top 4 for waste > hazardous waste created since 2008.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 9 for waste > hazardous waste created since 1990.
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