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Generation of waste per capita and by European country (2010 and 2020)

Figure Created 11 Nov 2022 Published 14 Nov 2022 Last modified 26 Feb 2024

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

The figure shows waste generation per capita by European countries. Data presented in form of bar chart are displayed as a comparison of the reference (2010) and last available year.

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Methodology:

Data for waste generation, excluding major mineral wastes, was retrieved from Eurostat. Data are displayed on country level, contain all NACE activities and households and are expressed in kg per capita. Frequency of data publishing is every two years.

Geographical coverage is EU-27 countries and other European countries where data are available, which are either members of the EEA or have a cooperation agreement. Data are not available for both 2010 and 2020 for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99) and Switzerland. 2010 data are not available for Montenegro. For Iceland, Ireland and Liechtenstein, 2018 data were used also for 2020.

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t/capita

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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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Geographic coverage

Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey