This statistic depicts the total volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017. During fiscal year 2017, approximately 66.8 million metric tons of waste were generated in Australia.
Total volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017
(in million metric tons)
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Supplementary notes
Note: Figures include core waste and ash generation for municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste and commercial and industrial waste streams.
The source did not provide data for financial year 2012 and 2013.
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (November 19, 2018). Total volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989496/australia-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Total volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989496/australia-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2018). Total volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989496/australia-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Total Volume of Waste Generated in Australia from Financial Year 2009 to 2017 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989496/australia-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Total volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989496/australia-waste-generation-volume/ (last visited January 28, 2022)
