Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually 2022 Country Ranks by Rank

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SOURCE: 2022 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 Slovakia1.784 million2015
75 Croatia1.654 million2015
76 Costa Rica1.460 million2014
77 Zimbabwe1.450 million2015
78 Gaza Strip1.387 million2016
78 West Bank1.387 million2016
79 Lithuania1.300 million2015
80 Uruguay1.260 million2012
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.249 million2015
82 Togo1.109 million2014
83 Qatar1.001 million2012
84 Papua New Guinea1.000 million2014
85 Bahrain9519432016
86 Slovenia9260002015
87 Latvia8570002015
88 North Macedonia7965852016
89 Benin6859361993
90 Guinea5969111996
91 Cyprus5410002015
92 Iceland5250002015
93 Estonia4730002015
94 Mauritania4540002009
95 Congo Republic of the4512001993
96 Macau3779422016
97 Luxembourg3560002015
98 Laos3519002015
99 Malta2690002015
100 Namibia2567291993
101 Botswana2108542010
102 Fiji1893902011
103 Guernsey1789332016
103 Jersey1789332016
104 Barbados1748152011
105 Guam1415002012
106 Bhutan1113142007
107 Aruba881322013
108 Bermuda820002012
109 Vanuatu702252012
110 Faroe Islands610002014
111 Cayman Islands600002014
112 Isle of Man505512011
113 Monaco460002012
114 Liechtenstein323822015
115 Samoa273992011
116 San Marino171752016
117 Tuvalu39892011
118 AfghanistanN/A2022
118 AlbaniaN/A2022
118 American SamoaN/A2022
118 AndorraN/A2022
118 AngolaN/A2022
118 AnguillaN/A2022
118 Antigua and BarbudaN/A2022
118 ArmeniaN/A2022
118 AzerbaijanN/A2022
118 Bahamas TheN/A2022
118 BangladeshN/A2022
118 BelizeN/A2022
118 British Virgin IslandsN/A2022
118 BruneiN/A2022
118 BurmaN/A2022
118 BurundiN/A2022
118 Cabo VerdeN/A2022
118 CambodiaN/A2022
118 Central African RepublicN/A2022
118 ChadN/A2022
118 ChinaN/A2022
118 ComorosN/A2022
118 DjiboutiN/A2022
118 DominicaN/A2022
118 El SalvadorN/A2022
118 Equatorial GuineaN/A2022
118 EritreaN/A2022
118 EswatiniN/A2022
118 EthiopiaN/A2022
118 GabonN/A2022
118 Gambia TheN/A2022
118 GeorgiaN/A2022
118 GhanaN/A2022
118 GibraltarN/A2022
118 GreenlandN/A2022
118 GrenadaN/A2022
118 GuatemalaN/A2022
118 HaitiN/A2022
118 HondurasN/A2022
118 IraqN/A2022
118 JamaicaN/A2022
118 KiribatiN/A2022
118 Korea NorthN/A2022
118 KuwaitN/A2022
118 KyrgyzstanN/A2022
118 LesothoN/A2022
118 LiberiaN/A2022
118 LibyaN/A2022
118 MadagascarN/A2022
118 MalawiN/A2022
118 MaldivesN/A2022
118 MaliN/A2022
118 MauritiusN/A2022
118 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A2022
118 MongoliaN/A2022
118 MontserratN/A2022
118 NauruN/A2022
118 NepalN/A2022
118 New ZealandN/A2022
118 NicaraguaN/A2022
118 NigeriaN/A2022
118 NiueN/A2022
118 OmanN/A2022
118 PalauN/A2022
118 PanamaN/A2022
118 ParaguayN/A2022
118 Pitcairn IslandsN/A2022
118 RwandaN/A2022
118 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A2022
118 Saint LuciaN/A2022
118 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A2022
118 Sao Tome and PrincipeN/A2022
118 SenegalN/A2022
118 SeychellesN/A2022
118 Sierra LeoneN/A2022
118 Solomon IslandsN/A2022
118 SomaliaN/A2022
118 SudanN/A2022
118 SurinameN/A2022
118 SvalbardN/A2022
118 TaiwanN/A2022
118 TajikistanN/A2022
118 TanzaniaN/A2022
118 TokelauN/A2022
118 TongaN/A2022
118 Trinidad and TobagoN/A2022
118 TurkmenistanN/A2022
118 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A2022
118 UzbekistanN/A2022
118 VenezuelaN/A2022
118 Virgin IslandsN/A2022
118 WorldN/A2022
118 ZambiaN/A2022

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