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Environment Statistics > Waste generation (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Denmark: 560 kgs per person per year 
# 2   Netherlands: 530 kgs per person per year 
# 3   United Kingdom: 480 kgs per person per year 
# 4   United States: 460 kgs per person per year 
= 5   Belgium: 450 kgs per person per year 
= 5   Switzerland: 450 kgs per person per year 
# 7   Australia: 400 kgs per person per year 
= 8   New Zealand: 380 kgs per person per year 
= 8   Austria: 380 kgs per person per year 
# 10   France: 360 kgs per person per year 
# 11   Germany: 340 kgs per person per year 
= 12   Canada: 330 kgs per person per year 
= 12   Norway: 330 kgs per person per year 
= 12   Ireland: 330 kgs per person per year 
# 15   Japan: 270 kgs per person per year 
# 16   Finland: 190 kgs per person per year 
Total: 6,240 kgs per person per year  
Weighted average: 390.0 kgs per person per year  



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

SOURCE: OECD Environmental Data Compendium: 2002

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