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Global waste generation

Statistics report on waste generation worldwide

This report presents facts and figures about waste generation worldwide. It focuses on four types of waste streams, namely municipal, plastic, electronic, and food waste, and provides information on the total and per capita volume of waste generated annually, both globally and by region.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Forecast: world population, by continent 2100
  • Basic Statistic Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices worldwide 1980-2031
  • Premium Statistic Plastic production growth worldwide vs population growth worldwide 2013-2024
  • Premium Statistic Global municipal solid waste collection rate 2020, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global municipal waste disposal share 2020, by method
  • Premium Statistic Global waste disposed annually at selected landfills 2024

Municipal waste

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  • Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation 2020-2050
  • Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation per capita 2020-2050, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Global municipal waste generation share 2020, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation 2020, by region
  • Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation 2022, by select country
  • Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation per capita 2022, by select country

Plastic waste

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  • Premium Statistic Projected plastic waste generation worldwide 2020-2040
  • Premium Statistic Share of plastic waste generation worldwide 2040, by application
  • Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation worldwide 1980-2019, by application
  • Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation worldwide 2019, by region
  • Premium Statistic Projected stocks of plastics accumulated in aquatic environments worldwide 2020-2040
  • Premium Statistic Number waste items found in oceans worldwide 2024, by type

Electronic waste

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  • Basic Statistic Global e-waste generation outlook 2022-2030
  • Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation per capita 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation 2022, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global e-waste generation 2022, by major country
  • Premium Statistic Global per capita e-waste generation 2022, by major country
  • Premium Statistic Leading tech companies' generated waste worldwide 2023

Food waste

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  • Premium Statistic Food waste production worldwide 2022, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Food waste production per capita worldwide 2022, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Food waste produced per capita worldwide 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Food waste produced worldwide 2022, by selected country
  • Premium Statistic Per capita household food waste generation worldwide 2022, by selected country
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