Waste generation shares in the EU-27 2020, by economic activity

Published by
Bruna Alves,
Sep 28, 2023
In 2020, construction accounted for 37 percent of total waste generation in the European Union. The second-largest source of total EU waste in 2020 was mining and quarrying, while households contributed 9.4 percent of total waste.

Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households

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Release date

January 2023

Region

EU

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

* Except wholesale of waste and scrap

Supplementary notes

Total waste generated in the EU by all economic activities and households amounted to 2,151 million metric tons

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