In 2020, per capita municipal waste generation in Denmark was estimated at 850.6 kilograms. This made the Nordic country one of the biggest per capita municipal waste producers worldwide. Most recently in 2018, municipal waste generation in the United States averaged 811 kilograms per capita.
Per capita generation of municipal waste worldwide as of 2020, by select country (in kilograms)
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Statistics on Waste management in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global waste generation outlook by region 2016-2050
- Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation 2020, by select country
- Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation per capita 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global recycling rates of municipal solid waste 2020, by select country
- Basic Statistic Waste generation shares in the EU-27 2020, by economic activities and households
Generation
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- Basic Statistic Total waste generation in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Waste generation per capita in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Municipal waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Municipal waste produced per capita in the European Union 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Municipal waste generation in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Total volume of waste produced per capita in the European Union 2020, by country
Waste management
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- Basic Statistic Share of total waste treatment in the EU-27 2020, by method
- Basic Statistic Share of total waste treatment in the EU-27 2020, by country and method
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the EU-27 2019, by material
- Premium Statistic Waste exports by the EU-27 2005-2021, by destination
Companies
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- Basic Statistic Number of enterprises collecting waste in the European Union 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading waste service companies worldwide in 2021, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading waste service companies in Europe 2021, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Veolia's revenue 2021, by division
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Suez 2020-2021, by division
Outlook
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- Per capita municipal solid waste generated in Italy 2010-2020
- Municipal waste generation daily volume per capita South Korea 2012-2020
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- Municipal waste generation yearly volume South Korea 2015-2020
- Distribution of municipal solid waste sent for recycling in Italy 2020, by type
- U.S. composting of municipal solid waste generated 1990-2018
- Recycling of municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Generation and discards of municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Average daily municipal solid waste disposal at landfills in Hong Kong 2013-2020
- U.S. municipal solid waste recycling per person 1960-2018
- Municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
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- Global municipal waste generation 2020, by select country
- Municipal solid waste disposal by methods in the U.S. 1960-2018
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OECD. (February 24, 2020). Per capita generation of municipal waste worldwide as of 2020, by select country (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336513/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-by-country/
OECD. "Per capita generation of municipal waste worldwide as of 2020, by select country (in kilograms)." Chart. February 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336513/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-by-country/
OECD. (2020). Per capita generation of municipal waste worldwide as of 2020, by select country (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336513/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-by-country/
OECD. "Per Capita Generation of Municipal Waste Worldwide as of 2020, by Select Country (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336513/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-by-country/
OECD, Per capita generation of municipal waste worldwide as of 2020, by select country (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336513/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-by-country/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Per capita generation of municipal waste worldwide as of 2020, by select country (in kilograms) [Graph], OECD, February 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336513/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-by-country/