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Environment > Waste > Hazardous waste created per thousand people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Annual generation of hazardous waste (as defined by the Basel Convention). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 EstoniaEstonia 5,622.76 tonnes 2008
2 BulgariaBulgaria 1,710.88 tonnes 2008
3 SerbiaSerbia 1,119.41 tonnes 2008
4 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1,055.79 tonnes 2009
5 RussiaRussia 993.72 tonnes 2009
6 BelgiumBelgium 552.65 tonnes 2008
7 LuxembourgLuxembourg 407.48 tonnes 2008
8 FinlandFinland 407.13 tonnes 2008
9 PortugalPortugal 317.05 tonnes 2008
10 NetherlandsNetherlands 287.24 tonnes 2008
11 NorwayNorway 280.29 tonnes 2008
12 GermanyGermany 271.87 tonnes 2008
13 SwedenSweden 223.8 tonnes 2008
14 JordanJordan 223.61 tonnes 2008
15 FranceFrance 169.22 tonnes 2008
16 IrelandIreland 167.98 tonnes 2008
17 AustriaAustria 159.53 tonnes 2008
18 ArmeniaArmenia 157.51 tonnes 2009
19 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 152.65 tonnes 2002
20 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 144.9 tonnes 2008
21 MaltaMalta 133.58 tonnes 2008
22 CubaCuba 125.41 tonnes 2007
23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 118.66 tonnes 2008
24 United StatesUnited States 117.72 tonnes 2005
25 ItalyItaly 111.23 tonnes 2008
26 SlovakiaSlovakia 97.51 tonnes 2008
27 SpainSpain 80.09 tonnes 2008
28 DenmarkDenmark 76.39 tonnes 2008
29 SloveniaSlovenia 75.57 tonnes 2008
30 SingaporeSingapore 71.38 tonnes 2009
31 HungaryHungary 66.81 tonnes 2008
32 GuatemalaGuatemala 63.29 tonnes 2006
33 MalaysiaMalaysia 61.36 tonnes 2009
34 South KoreaSouth Korea 60.87 tonnes 2003
35 IsraelIsrael 43.92 tonnes 2008
36 NigerNiger 42.02 tonnes 2005
37 PolandPoland 38.52 tonnes 2008
38 MexicoMexico 35.69 tonnes 2000
39 United Arab EmiratesUAE 35.35 tonnes 2009
40 LithuaniaLithuania 34.46 tonnes 2008
41 BahrainBahrain 33.91 tonnes 2007
42 AustraliaAustralia 32.69 tonnes 2002
43 LatviaLatvia 29.77 tonnes 2008
44 IcelandIceland 29.11 tonnes 2004
45 LebanonLebanon 28.58 tonnes 2002
46 ThailandThailand 27.98 tonnes 2007
47 UkraineUkraine 26.72 tonnes 2009
48 JapanJapan 26.1 tonnes 1999
49 RomaniaRomania 24.37 tonnes 2008
50 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 23.77 tonnes 2008
51 GreeceGreece 22.51 tonnes 2008
52 CyprusCyprus 22.08 tonnes 2008
53 MacauMacau 22.03 tonnes 2009
54 PhilippinesPhilippines 20.68 tonnes 2009
55 TunisiaTunisia 15.35 tonnes 2002
56 TurkeyTurkey 14.55 tonnes 2008
57 EcuadorEcuador 13.35 tonnes 2008
58 CroatiaCroatia 13.18 tonnes 2008
59 AndorraAndorra 11.43 tonnes 2006
60 MonacoMonaco 11.04 tonnes 2009
61 ChinaChina 10.74 tonnes 2009
62 AlgeriaAlgeria 9.85 tonnes 2003
63 DominicaDominica 8.98 tonnes 2002
64 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 8.92 tonnes 2003
65 QatarQatar 8.75 tonnes 2008
66 SenegalSenegal 8.52 tonnes 1999
67 Hong KongHong Kong 7.86 tonnes 2009
68 IndiaIndia 7.12 tonnes 2006
69 ZambiaZambia 6.97 tonnes 2005
70 MoroccoMorocco 4.14 tonnes 2000
71 JamaicaJamaica 3.76 tonnes 2006
72 MauritiusMauritius 3.25 tonnes 2009
73 BelizeBelize 3.25 tonnes 2000
74 YemenYemen 2.54 tonnes 1995
75 MadagascarMadagascar 2.37 tonnes 2007
76 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.21 tonnes 1996
77 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.79 tonnes 2009
78 ColombiaColombia 1.74 tonnes 2008
79 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.853 tonnes 2009
80 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.64 tonnes 2002
81 BangladeshBangladesh 0.53 tonnes 2005
82 CameroonCameroon 0.434 tonnes 2009
83 PanamaPanama 0.33 tonnes 2007
84 TogoTogo 0.326 tonnes 2007
85 MoldovaMoldova 0.316 tonnes 2009
86 BeninBenin 0.229 tonnes 2002
87 IraqIraq 0.0794 tonnes 2008
88 ChileChile 0.0147 tonnes 2009
89 SyriaSyria 0.00266 tonnes 2003
90 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.00139 tonnes 2002

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Interesting observations about Environment > Waste > Hazardous waste created per thousand people

  • Moldova has ranked in the top 59 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1990.
  • Ireland has ranked in the top 17 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1990.
  • Ecuador has ranked in the top 44 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 2000.
  • Australia has ranked in the top 26 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 2001.
  • Thailand has ranked in the top 38 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1997.
  • Belize has ranked in the top 45 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1999.
  • Hong Kong has ranked in the top 49 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1995.
  • Denmark has ranked in the top 27 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1995.
  • Philippines has ranked in the top 46 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 2000.
  • Hungary has ranked in the top 29 for waste > hazardous waste created per thousand people since 1990.
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