Austria generated the largest amount of municipal waste per capita in Europe in 2021, at 835 kilograms per inhabitant. This was followed by Norway and Luxembourg, which produced 799 and 793 kilograms per capita, respectively. By contrast, the average Romanian generated 302 kilograms worth of municipal waste that year.
Per capita municipal waste generation in Europe in 2021, by select country (in kilograms)
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Eurostat. "Per capita municipal waste generation in Europe in 2021, by select country (in kilograms)." Chart. August 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789638/production-waste-tons-by-inhabitant-union-european/
Eurostat. (2023). Per capita municipal waste generation in Europe in 2021, by select country (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/789638/production-waste-tons-by-inhabitant-union-european/
Eurostat. "Per Capita Municipal Waste Generation in Europe in 2021, by Select Country (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/789638/production-waste-tons-by-inhabitant-union-european/
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Per capita municipal waste generation in Europe in 2021, by select country (in kilograms) [Graph], Eurostat, August 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/789638/production-waste-tons-by-inhabitant-union-european/