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


 SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
1 United States258 million%2015
2 India168.4 million%2001
3 Brazil79.9 million%2015
4 Indonesia65 million%2016
5 Russia60 million%2012
6 Mexico53 million%2015
7 Germany51 million%2015
8 Japan43 million%2015
9 France33 million%2015
10 United Kingdom31 million%2014
11 Pakistan30 million%2017
12 Italy29 million%2015
13 Thailand26.9 million%2015
14 Canada25.1 million%2014
15 Egypt21 million%2012
16 Spain20 million%2015
17 South Africa18.5 million%2011
18 Korea South18.2 million%2014
19 Argentina17.9 million%2014
20 Iran17 million%2017
21 Saudi Arabia16.1 million%2015
22 Ukraine15.2 million%2016
23 Philippines14.6 million%2016
24 Congo Democratic Republic of the14.4 million%2016
25 Australia13 million%2015
26 Malaysia13 million%2014
27 Algeria12.4 million%2016
28 Colombia12.2 million%2011
29 Poland10 million%2015
30 Vietnam9.6 million%2011
31 Peru8.4 million%2014
32 Netherlands8 million%2015
33 Singapore7.7 million%2017
34 Uganda7 million%2016
35 Chile6 million%2009
35 Morocco6 million%2014
35 Switzerland6 million%2016
36 Hong Kong5.7 million%2015
37 Kenya5.6 million%2010
38 Greece5.5 million%2014
39 United Arab Emirates5.4 million%2015
40 Ecuador5.3 million%2015
41 Israel5 million%2015
42 Yemen4.8 million%2011
43 Kazakhstan4.7 million%2012
44 Cote d'Ivoire4.4 million%2010
45 Puerto Rico4.2 million%2015
46 Dominican Republic4.1 million%2015
47 Austria4 million%2015
47 Belarus4 million%2015
47 Belgium4 million%2015
47 Denmark4 million%2015
47 Portugal4 million%2014
47 Romania4 million%2015
47 Sweden4 million%2015
47 Syria4 million%2009
48 Moldova4 million%2015
49 Cameroon3.3 million%2013
50 Bulgaria3 million%2015
50 Czechia3 million%2015
50 Hungary3 million%2015
51 Cuba2.7 million%2007
52 Ireland2.7 million%2012
53 Sri Lanka2.6 million%2016
54 Burkina Faso2.6 million%2015
55 Jordan2.5 million%2013
56 Bolivia2.2 million%2015
57 Finland2 million%2015
57 Lebanon2 million%2014
57 Mozambique2 million%2014
57 Norway2 million%2015
57 Tunisia2 million%2014
58 Niger1.9 million%1993
59 Uruguay1.3 million%2012
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.2 million%2015
61 Togo1.1 million%2014
62 Qatar1 million%2012
63 Costa Rica1 million%2014
63 Croatia1 million%2015
63 Gaza Strip1 million%2016
63 Lithuania1 million%2015
63 Papua New Guinea1 million%2014
63 Serbia1 million%2015
63 Slovakia1 million%2015
63 West Bank1 million%2016
64 Bahrain951943%2016
65 Slovenia926000%2015
66 Latvia857000%2015
67 North Macedonia796585%2016
68 Benin685936%1993
69 Guinea596911%1996
70 Cyprus541000%2015
71 Iceland525000%2015
72 Estonia473000%2015
73 Mauritania454000%2009
74 Congo Republic of the451200%1993
75 Macau377942%2016
76 Luxembourg356000%2015
77 Laos351900%2015
78 Montenegro332000%2015
79 Malta269000%2015
80 Namibia256729%1993
81 Botswana210854%2010
82 Fiji189390%2011
83 Guyana179252%2010
84 Guernsey178933%2016
84 Jersey178933%2016
85 Barbados174815%2011
86 French Polynesia147000%2013
87 Guam141500%2012
88 Bhutan111314%2007
89 Aruba88132%2013
90 Bermuda82000%2012
91 Vanuatu70225%2012
92 Faroe Islands61000%2014
93 Cayman Islands60000%2014
94 Isle of Man50551%2011
95 Monaco46000%2012
96 Northern Mariana Islands32761%2013
97 Liechtenstein32382%2015
98 Samoa27399%2011
99 Curacao24704%2013
100 San Marino17175%2016
101 Marshall Islands8614%2013
102 Tuvalu3989%2011
103 Afghanistan02023
103 Akrotiri02023
103 Albania02023
103 American Samoa02023
103 Andorra02023
103 Angola02023
103 Anguilla02023
103 Antarctica02023
103 Antigua and Barbuda02023
103 Armenia02023
103 Ashmore and Cartier Islands02023
103 Azerbaijan02023
103 Bahamas The02023
103 Bangladesh02023
103 Belize02023
103 Bouvet Island02023
103 British Indian Ocean Territory02023
103 British Virgin Islands02023
103 Brunei02023
103 Burma02023
103 Burundi02023
103 Cabo Verde02023
103 Cambodia02023
103 Central African Republic02023
103 Chad02023
103 China02023
103 Christmas Island02023
103 Clipperton Island02023
103 Cocos (Keeling) Islands02023
103 Comoros02023
103 Cook Islands02023
103 Coral Sea Islands02023
103 Dhekelia02023
103 Djibouti02023
103 Dominica02023
103 El Salvador02023
103 Equatorial Guinea02023
103 Eritrea02023
103 Eswatini02023
103 Ethiopia02023
103 European Union02023
103 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)02023
103 French Southern and Antarctic Lands02023
103 Gabon02023
103 Gambia The02023
103 Georgia02023
103 Ghana02023
103 Gibraltar02023
103 Greenland02023
103 Grenada02023
103 Guatemala02023
103 Guinea-Bissau02023
103 Haiti02023
103 Heard Island and McDonald Islands02023
103 Holy See (Vatican City)02023
103 Honduras02023
103 Iraq02023
103 Jamaica02023
103 Jan Mayen02023
103 Kiribati02023
103 Korea North02023
103 Kosovo02023
103 Kuwait02023
103 Kyrgyzstan02023
103 Lesotho02023
103 Liberia02023
103 Libya02023
103 Madagascar02023
103 Malawi02023
103 Maldives02023
103 Mali02023
103 Mauritius02023
103 Micronesia Federated States of02023
103 Mongolia02023
103 Montserrat02023
103 Nauru02023
103 Navassa Island02023
103 Nepal02023
103 New Caledonia02023
103 New Zealand02023
103 Nicaragua02023
103 Nigeria02023
103 Niue02023
103 Norfolk Island02023
103 Oman02023
103 Palau02023
103 Panama02023
103 Paracel Islands02023
103 Paraguay02023
103 Pitcairn Islands02023
103 Rwanda02023
103 Saint Barthelemy02023
103 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha02023
103 Saint Kitts and Nevis02023
103 Saint Lucia02023
103 Saint Martin02023
103 Saint Pierre and Miquelon02023
103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines02023
103 Sao Tome and Principe02023
103 Senegal02023
103 Seychelles02023
103 Sierra Leone02023
103 Sint Maarten02023
103 Solomon Islands02023
103 Somalia02023
103 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands02023
103 South Sudan02023
103 Spratly Islands02023
103 Sudan02023
103 Suriname02023
103 Svalbard02023
103 Taiwan02023
103 Tajikistan02023
103 Tanzania02023
103 Timor-Leste02023
103 Tokelau02023
103 Tonga02023
103 Trinidad and Tobago02023
103 Turkey (Turkiye)02023
103 Turkmenistan02023
103 Turks and Caicos Islands02023
103 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges02023
103 Uzbekistan02023
103 Venezuela02023
103 Virgin Islands02023
103 Wake Island02023
103 Wallis and Futuna02023
103 World02023
103 Zambia02023

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