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


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 Bahrain951943.002016
87 Slovenia926000.002015
88 Latvia857000.002015
89 North Macedonia796585.002016
90 Benin685936.001993
91 Guinea596911.001996
92 Cyprus541000.002015
93 Iceland525000.002015
94 Estonia473000.002015
95 Mauritania454000.002009
96 Congo Republic of the451200.001993
97 Macau377942.002016
98 Luxembourg356000.002015
99 Laos351900.002015
100 Montenegro332000.002015
101 Malta269000.002015
102 Namibia256729.001993
103 Botswana210854.002010
104 Fiji189390.002011
105 Guyana179252.002010
106 Guernsey178933.002016
106 Jersey178933.002016
107 Barbados174815.002011
108 French Polynesia147000.002013
109 Guam141500.002012
110 Bhutan111314.002007
111 Aruba88132.002013
112 Bermuda82000.002012
113 Vanuatu70225.002012
114 Faroe Islands61000.002014
115 Cayman Islands60000.002014
116 Isle of Man50551.002011
117 Monaco46000.002012
118 Northern Mariana Islands32761.002013
119 Liechtenstein32382.002015
120 Samoa27399.002011
121 Curacao24704.002013
122 San Marino17175.002016
123 Marshall Islands8614.002013
124 Tuvalu3989.002011

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