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Total waste generation in the EU (excluding major mineral waste), indexed to 2010, and compared with GDP, 2010-2020

Figure Created 19 Oct 2022 Published 12 Dec 2022 Last modified 26 Oct 2023

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

Figure shows indexed values of waste generation per capita and gross domestic product (GDP) with year 2010 as a reference year (2010=100%). Production phase shows generation of total waste and waste excluding major mineral wastes. GDP was chosen as a basic indicator of the economic growth as it expresses the total value of goods and services produced in the country (the components of GDP include personal consumption expenditures plus business investment plus government spending plus (exports minus imports)).

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Methodology:

Raw data for waste generation (total and excluding major mineral wastes), population and GDP was retrieved from Eurostat. Eurostat aggregates for EU-28 were used. Data on waste generation contain all Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE) activities and households. Frequency of data publishing varies from every two years (for waste generation) to every year (for population and GDP).

The aggregated figures are indexed to 2010, which means that the figure for each year is divided by the figure for 2010 and then multiplied by 100.

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Percentage

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EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).

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European Environment Agency (EEA)

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