In 2020, around 7.25 thousand tons of municipal waste was landfilled daily in South Korea. That year, the total municipal waste disposal volume was about 61.6 thousand tons per day.
Average daily volume of municipal waste landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)
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ME (South Korea). (July 31, 2022). Average daily volume of municipal waste landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077908/south-korea-municipal-waste-landfill-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea). "Average daily volume of municipal waste landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. July 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077908/south-korea-municipal-waste-landfill-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea). (2022). Average daily volume of municipal waste landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077908/south-korea-municipal-waste-landfill-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea). "Average Daily Volume of Municipal Waste Landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077908/south-korea-municipal-waste-landfill-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea), Average daily volume of municipal waste landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077908/south-korea-municipal-waste-landfill-daily-volume/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Average daily volume of municipal waste landfilled in South Korea from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], ME (South Korea), July 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077908/south-korea-municipal-waste-landfill-daily-volume/