FACTOID # 4: The total area of Australia’s coral reefs is greater than the total area of any of 130 individual countries, including Slovakia, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait, Singapore, and Rwanda.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
RELATED STATS
People who viewed "Environment > Municipal waste generation" also viewed these world stats:
Search for: municipal waste generation
TOP STATS
Which countries have the most:
More Top Stats »
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT UPDATES
More Recent Updates »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Environment Statistics > Municipal waste generation (most recent) by country

VIEW DATA:   Totals  
Definition     Source      Printable version   
    Bar Graph   Pie Chart   Map   Correlations  

Showing latest available data.
Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1     United States: 760 kgs per person per year 
# 2     Australia: 690 kgs per person per year 
# 3     Denmark: 660 kgs per person per year 
# 4     Switzerland: 650 kgs per person per year 
# 5     Canada: 640 kgs per person per year 
# 6     Norway: 620 kgs per person per year 
# 7     Netherlands: 610 kgs per person per year 
= 8     Ireland: 560 kgs per person per year 
= 8     United Kingdom: 560 kgs per person per year 
= 8     Austria: 560 kgs per person per year 
# 11     Belgium: 550 kgs per person per year 
# 12     Germany: 540 kgs per person per year 
# 13     France: 510 kgs per person per year 
# 14     Italy: 500 kgs per person per year 
# 15     Finland: 460 kgs per person per year 
# 16     Sweden: 450 kgs per person per year 
# 17     Japan: 410 kgs per person per year 
Total: 9,730 kgs per person per year  
Weighted average: 572.4 kgs per person per year  



DEFINITION: Kilograms of municipal waste generated per year (2000).

SOURCE: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002

See also

Related links:
 

Compare countries:

Country 1:
Country 2:
Category:

CITATION

"Municipal waste generation by country", OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002 . Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/env_mun_was_gen-environment-municipal-waste-generation

Change citation style: APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT
TOP ENVIRONMENT STATS
QUIZZES
 

COMMENTARY     

H.A.D.Azare
16th October 2011 		Hi,
d world is no doubt a mere village hence any missing data 4m African continent proofs incompleteness whatsoever. How would U compare DEVELOPED and UNDERDEVELOPED Countries without data 4m AFRICA??? Anyway, well-done sha!!!!
Rita Sanchez
11th July 2011 		Umm... i didn't really expect AUSTRALIA to be second!!!
Anyway... is this really the most recent? where are the other countries??? :0
rosehair
17th June 2011 		They calculated the total to get the average. 9730/17 gave thier average.
BOB
19th May 2011 		Hello this is a source for info.
Isah
17th May 2011 		One is surprised that no data from any African country is indicated. Why?
Gibber
22nd February 2011 		Nice summary, but I would erase the row with the total. It simply doesn't make any sense.
JoJo
21st October 2009 		Good Job
There are 6 more (non-authoritative) comments on this page

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
© Copyright NationMaster.com 2003-2012. All Rights Reserved. Usage implies agreement with terms, 0927, e