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


SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
27 Algeria12.379 million2016
19 Argentina17.911 million2014
107 Aruba88132.002013
25 Australia13.345 million2015
46 Austria4.836 million2015
85 Bahrain951943.002016
104 Barbados174815.002011
54 Belarus4.280 million2015
48 Belgium4.708 million2015
89 Benin685936.001993
108 Bermuda82000.002012
106 Bhutan111314.002007
70 Bolivia2.219 million2015
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.249 million2015
101 Botswana210854.002010
3 Brazil79.889 million2015
61 Bulgaria3.011 million2015
67 Burkina Faso2.575 million2015
60 Cameroon3.271 million2013
14 Canada25.103 million2014
111 Cayman Islands60000.002014
36 Chile6.517 million2009
28 Colombia12.150 million2011
24 Congo Democratic Republic of the14.385 million2016
95 Congo Republic of the451200.001993
76 Costa Rica1.460 million2014
52 Cote d'Ivoire4.441 million2010
75 Croatia1.654 million2015
64 Cuba2.693 million2007
91 Cyprus541000.002015
59 Czechia3.337 million2015
51 Denmark4.485 million2015
56 Dominican Republic4.064 million2015
43 Ecuador5.297 million2015
15 Egypt21.000 million2012
93 Estonia473000.002015
110 Faroe Islands61000.002014
102 Fiji189390.002011
62 Finland2.738 million2015
9 France33.399 million2015
78 Gaza Strip1.387 million2016
7 Germany51.046 million2015
40 Greece5.477 million2014
105 Guam141500.002012
103 Guernsey178933.002016
90 Guinea596911.001996
38 Hong Kong5.680 million2015
58 Hungary3.712 million2015
92 Iceland525000.002015
2 India168.403 million2001
4 Indonesia65.200 million2016
20 Iran17.885 million2017
65 Ireland2.693 million2012
112 Isle of Man50551.002011
42 Israel5.400 million2015
12 Italy29.524 million2015
8 Japan43.981 million2015
103 Jersey178933.002016
68 Jordan2.530 million2013
49 Kazakhstan4.660 million2012
39 Kenya5.595 million2010
18 Korea South18.219 million2014
98 Laos351900.002015
87 Latvia857000.002015
72 Lebanon2.040 million2014
114 Liechtenstein32382.002015
79 Lithuania1.300 million2015
97 Luxembourg356000.002015
96 Macau377942.002016
26 Malaysia12.983 million2014
99 Malta269000.002015
94 Mauritania454000.002009
6 Mexico53.100 million2015
57 Moldova3.981 million2015
113 Monaco46000.002012
35 Morocco6.852 million2014
69 Mozambique2.500 million2014
100 Namibia256729.001993
31 Netherlands8.855 million2015
73 Niger1.866 million1993
88 North Macedonia796585.002016
71 Norway2.187 million2015
11 Pakistan30.760 million2017
84 Papua New Guinea1.000 million2014
32 Peru8.357 million2014
23 Philippines14.632 million2016
29 Poland10.863 million2015
47 Portugal4.710 million2014
55 Puerto Rico4.171 million2015
83 Qatar1.001 million2012
44 Romania4.895 million2015
5 Russia60.000 million2012
115 Samoa27399.002011
116 San Marino17175.002016
21 Saudi Arabia16.126 million2015
33 Singapore7.704 million2017
74 Slovakia1.784 million2015
86 Slovenia926000.002015
17 South Africa18.457 million2011
16 Spain20.151 million2015
66 Sri Lanka2.632 million2016
53 Sweden4.377 million2015
37 Switzerland6.056 million2016
50 Syria4.500 million2009
13 Thailand26.853 million2015
82 Togo1.109 million2014
63 Tunisia2.700 million2014
117 Tuvalu3989.002011
34 Uganda7.045 million2016
22 Ukraine15.242 million2016
41 United Arab Emirates5.413 million2015
10 United Kingdom31.567 million2014
1 United States258.000 million2015
80 Uruguay1.260 million2012
109 Vanuatu70225.002012
30 Vietnam9.570 million2011
78 West Bank1.387 million2016
45 Yemen4.837 million2011
77 Zimbabwe1.450 million2015

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