Waste generated by the chemical industry in the European Union 2007-2020, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 25, 2024
The waste generated by the European Union's chemical industry amounted to roughly 7.9 million metric tons in 2020, of which 2.4 million metric tons were classified as hazardous waste. Chemical non-hazardous waste generation stood at around 5.5 million tons that year.

Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

February 2023

Region

EU

Survey time period

2007 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* According to the source, Slovakia did not report data under the EU Registry. Data for Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, and Portugal are incomplete for 2018 and 2019. Data for Italy, Malta, and Switzerland are incomplete for the year 2019.

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