Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually 2021 Country Ranks by Rank

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SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
1 United States258.000 million2015
2 India168.403 million2001
3 Brazil79.889 million2015
4 Indonesia65.200 million2016
5 Russia60.000 million2012
6 Mexico53.100 million2015
7 Germany51.046 million2015
8 Japan43.981 million2015
9 France33.399 million2015
10 United Kingdom31.567 million2014
11 Pakistan30.760 million2017
12 Italy29.524 million2015
13 Thailand26.853 million2015
14 Canada25.103 million2014
15 Egypt21.000 million2012
16 Spain20.151 million2015
17 South Africa18.457 million2011
18 Korea South18.219 million2014
19 Argentina17.911 million2014
20 Iran17.885 million2017
21 Saudi Arabia16.126 million2015
22 Ukraine15.242 million2016
23 Philippines14.632 million2016
24 Congo Democratic Republic of the14.385 million2016
25 Australia13.345 million2015
26 Malaysia12.983 million2014
27 Algeria12.379 million2016
28 Colombia12.150 million2011
29 Poland10.863 million2015
30 Vietnam9.570 million2011
31 Netherlands8.855 million2015
32 Peru8.357 million2014
33 Singapore7.704 million2017
34 Uganda7.045 million2016
35 Morocco6.852 million2014
36 Chile6.517 million2009
37 Switzerland6.056 million2016
38 Hong Kong5.680 million2015
39 Kenya5.595 million2010
40 Greece5.477 million2014
41 United Arab Emirates5.413 million2015
42 Israel5.400 million2015
43 Ecuador5.297 million2015
44 Romania4.895 million2015
45 Yemen4.837 million2011
46 Austria4.836 million2015
47 Portugal4.710 million2014
48 Belgium4.708 million2015
49 Kazakhstan4.660 million2012
50 Syria4.500 million2009
51 Denmark4.485 million2015
52 Cote d’Ivoire4.441 million2010
53 Sweden4.377 million2015
54 Belarus4.280 million2015
55 Puerto Rico4.171 million2015
56 Dominican Republic4.064 million2015
57 Moldova3.981 million2015
58 Hungary3.712 million2015
59 Czechia3.337 million2015
60 Cameroon3.271 million2013
61 Bulgaria3.011 million2015
62 Finland2.738 million2015
63 Tunisia2.700 million2014
64 Cuba2.693 million2007
65 Ireland2.693 million2012
66 Sri Lanka2.632 million2016
67 Burkina Faso2.575 million2015
68 Jordan2.530 million2013
69 Mozambique2.500 million2014
70 Bolivia2.219 million2015
71 Norway2.187 million2015
72 Lebanon2.040 million2014
73 Niger1.866 million1993
74 Serbia1.840 million2015
75 Slovakia1.784 million2015
76 Croatia1.654 million2015
77 Costa Rica1.460 million2014
78 Zimbabwe1.450 million2015
79 Gaza Strip1.387 million2016
79 West Bank1.387 million2016
80 Lithuania1.300 million2015
81 Uruguay1.260 million2012
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.249 million2015
83 Togo1.109 million2014
84 Qatar1.001 million2012
85 Papua New Guinea1.000 million2014
86 Bahrain9519432016
87 Slovenia9260002015
88 Latvia8570002015
89 North Macedonia7965852016
90 Benin6859361993
91 Guinea5969111996
92 Cyprus5410002015
93 Iceland5250002015
94 Estonia4730002015
95 Mauritania4540002009
96 Congo Republic of the4512001993
97 Macau3779422016
98 Luxembourg3560002015
99 Laos3519002015
100 Malta2690002015
101 Namibia2567291993
102 Botswana2108542010
103 Fiji1893902011
104 Guernsey1789332016
104 Jersey1789332016
105 Barbados1748152011
106 French Polynesia1470002013
107 Guam1415002012
108 Bhutan1113142007
109 Aruba881322013
110 Bermuda820002012
111 Vanuatu702252012
112 Faroe Islands610002014
113 Cayman Islands600002014
114 Isle of Man505512011
115 Monaco460002012
116 Northern Mariana Islands327612013
117 Liechtenstein323822015
118 Samoa273992011
119 San Marino171752016
120 Marshall Islands86142013
121 Tuvalu39892011
122 AfghanistanN/A2021
122 AlbaniaN/A2021
122 American SamoaN/A2021
122 AndorraN/A2021
122 AngolaN/A2021
122 AnguillaN/A2021
122 AntarcticaN/A2021
122 Antigua and BarbudaN/A2021
122 ArmeniaN/A2021
122 AzerbaijanN/A2021
122 Bahamas TheN/A2021
122 BangladeshN/A2021
122 BelizeN/A2021
122 British Virgin IslandsN/A2021
122 BruneiN/A2021
122 BurmaN/A2021
122 BurundiN/A2021
122 Cabo VerdeN/A2021
122 CambodiaN/A2021
122 Central African RepublicN/A2021
122 ChadN/A2021
122 ChinaN/A2021
122 Christmas IslandN/A2021
122 ComorosN/A2021
122 Cook IslandsN/A2021
122 Coral Sea IslandsN/A2021
122 DjiboutiN/A2021
122 DominicaN/A2021
122 El SalvadorN/A2021
122 Equatorial GuineaN/A2021
122 EritreaN/A2021
122 EswatiniN/A2021
122 EthiopiaN/A2021
122 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)N/A2021
122 French Southern and Antarctic LandsN/A2021
122 GabonN/A2021
122 Gambia TheN/A2021
122 GeorgiaN/A2021
122 GhanaN/A2021
122 GibraltarN/A2021
122 GreenlandN/A2021
122 GrenadaN/A2021
122 GuatemalaN/A2021
122 Guinea-BissauN/A2021
122 HaitiN/A2021
122 Holy See (Vatican City)N/A2021
122 HondurasN/A2021
122 IraqN/A2021
122 JamaicaN/A2021
122 United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesN/A2021
122 KiribatiN/A2021
122 Korea NorthN/A2021
122 KuwaitN/A2021
122 KyrgyzstanN/A2021
122 LesothoN/A2021
122 LiberiaN/A2021
122 LibyaN/A2021
122 MadagascarN/A2021
122 MalawiN/A2021
122 MaldivesN/A2021
122 MaliN/A2021
122 MauritiusN/A2021
122 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A2021
122 MongoliaN/A2021
122 MontserratN/A2021
122 NauruN/A2021
122 NepalN/A2021
122 New CaledoniaN/A2021
122 New ZealandN/A2021
122 NicaraguaN/A2021
122 NigeriaN/A2021
122 NiueN/A2021
122 Norfolk IslandN/A2021
122 OmanN/A2021
122 PalauN/A2021
122 PanamaN/A2021
122 ParaguayN/A2021
122 Pitcairn IslandsN/A2021
122 RwandaN/A2021
122 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A2021
122 Saint LuciaN/A2021
122 Saint Pierre and MiquelonN/A2021
122 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A2021
122 Sao Tome and PrincipeN/A2021
122 SenegalN/A2021
122 SeychellesN/A2021
122 Sierra LeoneN/A2021
122 Solomon IslandsN/A2021
122 SomaliaN/A2021
122 South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsN/A2021
122 SudanN/A2021
122 SurinameN/A2021
122 SvalbardN/A2021
122 TaiwanN/A2021
122 TajikistanN/A2021
122 TanzaniaN/A2021
122 Timor-LesteN/A2021
122 TokelauN/A2021
122 TongaN/A2021
122 Trinidad and TobagoN/A2021
122 TurkeyN/A2021
122 TurkmenistanN/A2021
122 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A2021
122 UzbekistanN/A2021
122 VenezuelaN/A2021
122 Virgin IslandsN/A2021
122 Wake IslandN/A2021
122 Wallis and FutunaN/A2021
122 WorldN/A2021
122 ZambiaN/A2021

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