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Municipal waste landfill rates in Europe by country
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Created 19 Apr 2021
Published 21 Jun 2021
Last modified 21 Jun 2021
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This cluster column chart shows the development in the landfill rate of municipal waste in European countries in 2010 and 2019. Data are presented in descending order according to 2019 data values. The 10% line represents the EU landfill target for 2035.
Data are extracted from the Eurostat dataset [env_wasmun]: Municipal waste by waste management operations. The data cover the 32 EEA member countries and Western Balkan cooperating countries. Data for 2018 rather than 2019 are shown for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ireland, Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99), Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia; data for 2011 rather than 2010 are shown for Denmark and North Macedonia. No 2010 data are available for Albania or Kosovo and no 2019 data are available for Iceland. Landfill rates are calculated by dividing the amount of waste sent to landfill by the amount of waste generated. The 2035 landfill target, as set in the EU Landfill Directive (EU, 1999, 2018a), is legally binding for EU Member States only.
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Methodology:
The landfill rate is calculated as a percentage of municipal waste generated that is landfilled. Data is presented in descending order according to 2019 data values.
Bulgaria, Ireland, North Macedonia and Montenegro instead of 2019 shows 2018 data; Denmark and North Macedonia instead of 2010 shows 2011 data.
Horizontal line represent the target for the year 2035 according to the Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC).-
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Percentage
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- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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2010-2019
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/municipal-waste-landfill-rates-in or scan the QR code.
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