This statistic represents the amount of municipal solid waste generated worldwide in 2016, broken down by select countries. The United States generated 258 million metric tons of municipal solid waste based on the latest reported year.
Generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2017, by select country (in million metric tons)*
Generation of waste in million metric tons per year
* Year of data reported varies for each country. Data was reported in 2001: India; 2009: Nigeria; 2011: South Africa; 2012: Russia; 2014: Argentina, Canada, Korea, United States; 2015: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom; 2016: Indonesia; and 2017: Pakistan.
Figures were rounded.
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World Bank. (September 20, 2018). Generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2017, by select country (in million metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916749/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-country/
World Bank. "Generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2017, by select country (in million metric tons)*." Chart. September 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916749/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-country/
World Bank. (2018). Generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2017, by select country (in million metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916749/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-country/
World Bank. "Generation of Municipal Solid Waste Worldwide in 2017, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916749/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-country/
World Bank, Generation of municipal solid waste worldwide in 2017, by select country (in million metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916749/global-generation-of-municipal-solid-waste-by-country/ (last visited February 20, 2020)
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