EU-27: municipal waste generation by country 2020

Germany produces far more municipal waste than any other European Union Member State. In 2020, an estimated 52.6 million metric tons of municipal waste were generated in Germany. This was nearly 20 million metric tons more than was generated in the second-ranked EU country France.

Volume of municipal waste generated in the European Union (EU-27) and selected non-EU countries in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)

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April 2022

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Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

*Provisional; **Estimates.

Municipal waste is mainly produced by households, similar wastes from sources such as commerce, offices and public institutions are included.
The amount of municipal waste generated consists of waste collected by or on behalf of municipal authorities and disposed of through the waste management system. The amount of municipal waste treatment is reported for the treatment operations incineration (with and without energy recovery), recycling, composting and landfilling. Wastes from agriculture and from industries are not included

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