Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste generated annually 2023 Country Ranks by Rank

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SOURCE: 2023 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 Montenegro3320002015
101 Malta2690002015
102 Namibia2567291993
103 Botswana2108542010
104 Fiji1893902011
105 Guyana1792522010
106 Guernsey1789332016
106 Jersey1789332016
107 Barbados1748152011
108 French Polynesia1470002013
109 Guam1415002012
110 Bhutan1113142007
111 Aruba881322013
112 Bermuda820002012
113 Vanuatu702252012
114 Faroe Islands610002014
115 Cayman Islands600002014
116 Isle of Man505512011
117 Monaco460002012
118 Northern Mariana Islands327612013
119 Liechtenstein323822015
120 Samoa273992011
121 Curacao247042013
122 San Marino171752016
123 Marshall Islands86142013
124 Tuvalu39892011
125 AfghanistanN/A2023
125 AkrotiriN/A2023
125 AlbaniaN/A2023
125 American SamoaN/A2023
125 AndorraN/A2023
125 AngolaN/A2023
125 AnguillaN/A2023
125 AntarcticaN/A2023
125 Antigua and BarbudaN/A2023
125 ArmeniaN/A2023
125 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsN/A2023
125 AzerbaijanN/A2023
125 Bahamas TheN/A2023
125 BangladeshN/A2023
125 BelizeN/A2023
125 Bouvet IslandN/A2023
125 British Indian Ocean TerritoryN/A2023
125 British Virgin IslandsN/A2023
125 BruneiN/A2023
125 BurmaN/A2023
125 BurundiN/A2023
125 Cabo VerdeN/A2023
125 CambodiaN/A2023
125 Central African RepublicN/A2023
125 ChadN/A2023
125 ChinaN/A2023
125 Christmas IslandN/A2023
125 Clipperton IslandN/A2023
125 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsN/A2023
125 ComorosN/A2023
125 Cook IslandsN/A2023
125 Coral Sea IslandsN/A2023
125 DhekeliaN/A2023
125 DjiboutiN/A2023
125 DominicaN/A2023
125 El SalvadorN/A2023
125 Equatorial GuineaN/A2023
125 EritreaN/A2023
125 EswatiniN/A2023
125 EthiopiaN/A2023
125 European UnionN/A2023
125 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)N/A2023
125 French Southern and Antarctic LandsN/A2023
125 GabonN/A2023
125 Gambia TheN/A2023
125 GeorgiaN/A2023
125 GhanaN/A2023
125 GibraltarN/A2023
125 GreenlandN/A2023
125 GrenadaN/A2023
125 GuatemalaN/A2023
125 Guinea-BissauN/A2023
125 HaitiN/A2023
125 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsN/A2023
125 Holy See (Vatican City)N/A2023
125 HondurasN/A2023
125 IraqN/A2023
125 JamaicaN/A2023
125 Jan MayenN/A2023
125 KiribatiN/A2023
125 Korea NorthN/A2023
125 KosovoN/A2023
125 KuwaitN/A2023
125 KyrgyzstanN/A2023
125 LesothoN/A2023
125 LiberiaN/A2023
125 LibyaN/A2023
125 MadagascarN/A2023
125 MalawiN/A2023
125 MaldivesN/A2023
125 MaliN/A2023
125 MauritiusN/A2023
125 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A2023
125 MongoliaN/A2023
125 MontserratN/A2023
125 NauruN/A2023
125 Navassa IslandN/A2023
125 NepalN/A2023
125 New CaledoniaN/A2023
125 New ZealandN/A2023
125 NicaraguaN/A2023
125 NigeriaN/A2023
125 NiueN/A2023
125 Norfolk IslandN/A2023
125 OmanN/A2023
125 PalauN/A2023
125 PanamaN/A2023
125 Paracel IslandsN/A2023
125 ParaguayN/A2023
125 Pitcairn IslandsN/A2023
125 RwandaN/A2023
125 Saint BarthelemyN/A2023
125 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da CunhaN/A2023
125 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A2023
125 Saint LuciaN/A2023
125 Saint MartinN/A2023
125 Saint Pierre and MiquelonN/A2023
125 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A2023
125 Sao Tome and PrincipeN/A2023
125 SenegalN/A2023
125 SeychellesN/A2023
125 Sierra LeoneN/A2023
125 Sint MaartenN/A2023
125 Solomon IslandsN/A2023
125 SomaliaN/A2023
125 South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsN/A2023
125 South SudanN/A2023
125 Spratly IslandsN/A2023
125 SudanN/A2023
125 SurinameN/A2023
125 SvalbardN/A2023
125 TaiwanN/A2023
125 TajikistanN/A2023
125 TanzaniaN/A2023
125 Timor-LesteN/A2023
125 TokelauN/A2023
125 TongaN/A2023
125 Trinidad and TobagoN/A2023
125 Turkey (Turkiye)N/A2023
125 TurkmenistanN/A2023
125 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A2023
125 United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesN/A2023
125 UzbekistanN/A2023
125 VenezuelaN/A2023
125 Virgin IslandsN/A2023
125 Wake IslandN/A2023
125 Wallis and FutunaN/A2023
125 WorldN/A2023
125 ZambiaN/A2023

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