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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.