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- Hazardous waste created per thousand people
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 |
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1 | Estonia | 5,622.76 tonnes | 2008 | ||
2 | Bulgaria | 1,710.88 tonnes | 2008 | ||
3 | Serbia | 1,119.41 tonnes | 2008 | ||
4 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,055.79 tonnes | 2009 | ||
5 | Russia | 993.72 tonnes | 2009 | ||
6 | Belgium | 552.65 tonnes | 2008 | ||
7 | Luxembourg | 407.48 tonnes | 2008 | ||
8 | Finland | 407.13 tonnes | 2008 | ||
9 | Portugal | 317.05 tonnes | 2008 | ||
10 | Netherlands | 287.24 tonnes | 2008 | ||
11 | Norway | 280.29 tonnes | 2008 | ||
12 | Germany | 271.87 tonnes | 2008 | ||
13 | Sweden | 223.8 tonnes | 2008 | ||
14 | Jordan | 223.61 tonnes | 2008 | ||
15 | France | 169.22 tonnes | 2008 | ||
16 | Ireland | 167.98 tonnes | 2008 | ||
17 | Austria | 159.53 tonnes | 2008 | ||
18 | Armenia | 157.51 tonnes | 2009 | ||
19 | Switzerland | 152.65 tonnes | 2002 | ||
20 | Czech Republic | 144.9 tonnes | 2008 | ||
21 | Malta | 133.58 tonnes | 2008 | ||
22 | Cuba | 125.41 tonnes | 2007 | ||
23 | United Kingdom | 118.66 tonnes | 2008 | ||
24 | United States | 117.72 tonnes | 2005 | ||
25 | Italy | 111.23 tonnes | 2008 | ||
26 | Slovakia | 97.51 tonnes | 2008 | ||
27 | Spain | 80.09 tonnes | 2008 | ||
28 | Denmark | 76.39 tonnes | 2008 | ||
29 | Slovenia | 75.57 tonnes | 2008 | ||
30 | Singapore | 71.38 tonnes | 2009 | ||
31 | Hungary | 66.81 tonnes | 2008 | ||
32 | Guatemala | 63.29 tonnes | 2006 | ||
33 | Malaysia | 61.36 tonnes | 2009 | ||
34 | South Korea | 60.87 tonnes | 2003 | ||
35 | Israel | 43.92 tonnes | 2008 | ||
36 | Niger | 42.02 tonnes | 2005 | ||
37 | Poland | 38.52 tonnes | 2008 | ||
38 | Mexico | 35.69 tonnes | 2000 | ||
39 | United Arab Emirates | 35.35 tonnes | 2009 | ||
40 | Lithuania | 34.46 tonnes | 2008 | ||
41 | Bahrain | 33.91 tonnes | 2007 | ||
42 | Australia | 32.69 tonnes | 2002 | ||
43 | Latvia | 29.77 tonnes | 2008 | ||
44 | Iceland | 29.11 tonnes | 2004 | ||
45 | Lebanon | 28.58 tonnes | 2002 | ||
46 | Thailand | 27.98 tonnes | 2007 | ||
47 | Ukraine | 26.72 tonnes | 2009 | ||
48 | Japan | 26.1 tonnes | 1999 | ||
49 | Romania | 24.37 tonnes | 2008 | ||
50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.77 tonnes | 2008 | ||
51 | Greece | 22.51 tonnes | 2008 | ||
52 | Cyprus | 22.08 tonnes | 2008 | ||
53 | Macau | 22.03 tonnes | 2009 | ||
54 | Philippines | 20.68 tonnes | 2009 | ||
55 | Tunisia | 15.35 tonnes | 2002 | ||
56 | Turkey | 14.55 tonnes | 2008 | ||
57 | Ecuador | 13.35 tonnes | 2008 | ||
58 | Croatia | 13.18 tonnes | 2008 | ||
59 | Andorra | 11.43 tonnes | 2006 | ||
60 | Monaco | 11.04 tonnes | 2009 | ||
61 | China | 10.74 tonnes | 2009 | ||
62 | Algeria | 9.85 tonnes | 2003 | ||
63 | Dominica | 8.98 tonnes | 2002 | ||
64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.92 tonnes | 2003 | ||
65 | Qatar | 8.75 tonnes | 2008 | ||
66 | Senegal | 8.52 tonnes | 1999 | ||
67 | Hong Kong | 7.86 tonnes | 2009 | ||
68 | India | 7.12 tonnes | 2006 | ||
69 | Zambia | 6.97 tonnes | 2005 | ||
70 | Morocco | 4.14 tonnes | 2000 | ||
71 | Jamaica | 3.76 tonnes | 2006 | ||
72 | Mauritius | 3.25 tonnes | 2009 | ||
73 | Belize | 3.25 tonnes | 2000 | ||
74 | Yemen | 2.54 tonnes | 1995 | ||
75 | Madagascar | 2.37 tonnes | 2007 | ||
76 | Sri Lanka | 2.21 tonnes | 1996 | ||
77 | Azerbaijan | 1.79 tonnes | 2009 | ||
78 | Colombia | 1.74 tonnes | 2008 | ||
79 | Zimbabwe | 0.853 tonnes | 2009 | ||
80 | Burkina Faso | 0.64 tonnes | 2002 | ||
81 | Bangladesh | 0.53 tonnes | 2005 | ||
82 | Cameroon | 0.434 tonnes | 2009 | ||
83 | Panama | 0.33 tonnes | 2007 | ||
84 | Togo | 0.326 tonnes | 2007 | ||
85 | Moldova | 0.316 tonnes | 2009 | ||
86 | Benin | 0.229 tonnes | 2002 | ||
87 | Iraq | 0.0794 tonnes | 2008 | ||
88 | Chile | 0.0147 tonnes | 2009 | ||
89 | Syria | 0.00266 tonnes | 2003 | ||
90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00139 tonnes | 2002 |