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
27 Algeria12.379 million2016
19 Argentina17.911 million2014
111 Aruba88132.002013
25 Australia13.345 million2015
46 Austria4.836 million2015
86 Bahrain951943.002016
107 Barbados174815.002011
54 Belarus4.280 million2015
48 Belgium4.708 million2015
90 Benin685936.001993
112 Bermuda82000.002012
110 Bhutan111314.002007
70 Bolivia2.219 million2015
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.249 million2015
103 Botswana210854.002010
3 Brazil79.889 million2015
61 Bulgaria3.011 million2015
67 Burkina Faso2.575 million2015
60 Cameroon3.271 million2013
14 Canada25.103 million2014
115 Cayman Islands60000.002014
36 Chile6.517 million2009
28 Colombia12.150 million2011
24 Congo Democratic Republic of the14.385 million2016
96 Congo Republic of the451200.001993
77 Costa Rica1.460 million2014
52 Cote d'Ivoire4.441 million2010
76 Croatia1.654 million2015
64 Cuba2.693 million2007
121 Curacao24704.002013
92 Cyprus541000.002015
59 Czechia3.337 million2015
51 Denmark4.485 million2015
56 Dominican Republic4.064 million2015
43 Ecuador5.297 million2015
15 Egypt21.000 million2012
94 Estonia473000.002015
114 Faroe Islands61000.002014
104 Fiji189390.002011
62 Finland2.738 million2015
9 France33.399 million2015
108 French Polynesia147000.002013
79 Gaza Strip1.387 million2016
7 Germany51.046 million2015
40 Greece5.477 million2014
109 Guam141500.002012
106 Guernsey178933.002016
91 Guinea596911.001996
105 Guyana179252.002010
38 Hong Kong5.680 million2015
58 Hungary3.712 million2015
93 Iceland525000.002015
2 India168.403 million2001
4 Indonesia65.200 million2016
20 Iran17.885 million2017
65 Ireland2.693 million2012
116 Isle of Man50551.002011
42 Israel5.400 million2015
12 Italy29.524 million2015
8 Japan43.981 million2015
106 Jersey178933.002016
68 Jordan2.530 million2013
49 Kazakhstan4.660 million2012
39 Kenya5.595 million2010
18 Korea South18.219 million2014
99 Laos351900.002015
88 Latvia857000.002015
72 Lebanon2.040 million2014
119 Liechtenstein32382.002015
80 Lithuania1.300 million2015
98 Luxembourg356000.002015
97 Macau377942.002016
26 Malaysia12.983 million2014
101 Malta269000.002015
123 Marshall Islands8614.002013
95 Mauritania454000.002009
6 Mexico53.100 million2015
57 Moldova3.981 million2015
117 Monaco46000.002012
100 Montenegro332000.002015
35 Morocco6.852 million2014
69 Mozambique2.500 million2014
102 Namibia256729.001993
31 Netherlands8.855 million2015
73 Niger1.866 million1993
89 North Macedonia796585.002016
118 Northern Mariana Islands32761.002013
71 Norway2.187 million2015
11 Pakistan30.760 million2017
85 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
84 Qatar1.001 million2012
44 Romania4.895 million2015
5 Russia60.000 million2012
120 Samoa27399.002011
122 San Marino17175.002016
21 Saudi Arabia16.126 million2015
74 Serbia1.840 million2015
33 Singapore7.704 million2017
75 Slovakia1.784 million2015
87 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
83 Togo1.109 million2014
63 Tunisia2.700 million2014
124 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
81 Uruguay1.260 million2012
113 Vanuatu70225.002012
30 Vietnam9.570 million2011
79 West Bank1.387 million2016
45 Yemen4.837 million2011
78 Zimbabwe1.450 million2015

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