Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita
This key economic indicator for the Waste Management sector has been recently updated.
- Norway increased 3.5% of Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Norway Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita rose 12.5% year on year at 761.04 Kilograms Per Capita.
- In 2019 New Zealand was ranked number 1 in Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita.
- In 2017 Chile was number 24 in Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita close to 439.73 Kilograms Per Capita, compared to 29 in 2016.
Top Countries in Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita
Kilograms Per Capita - 1975 to 2019
# | 36 Countries | Kilograms Per Capita | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
New Zealand
| 787.05 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +4.2 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Denmark
| 779.59 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Norway
| 761.04 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +12.5 % | View data |
4 |
#4
United States
| 743.03 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Switzerland
| 709.33 | 2019 | +0.6 % | -0.6 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Iceland
| 695.17 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +5.5 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Israel
| 672.94 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +1.3 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Germany
| 618.77 | 2019 | +0.8 % | -0.3 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Luxembourg
| 611.30 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.5 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Austria
| 574.90 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.5 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Ireland
| 571.77 | 2019 | -0.8 % | +0.2 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Australia
| 552.15 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.2 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Finland
| 543.81 | 2019 | -1.2 % | +2.5 % | View data |
14 |
#14
France
| 527.26 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Greece
| 520.24 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Netherlands
| 511.60 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.6 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Portugal
| 507.62 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +2.2 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Italy
| 493.39 | 2019 | -0.8 % | +0.1 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Slovenia
| 479.25 | 2019 | -1.2 % | +2.2 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Spain
| 468.21 | 2019 | -1.6 % | +1.0 % | View data |
Source: OECD