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Environment Statistics > Waste generation (most recent) by country

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   Denmark  9%
   Netherlands  8.5%
   United Kingdom  7.7%
   United States  7.4%
   Belgium  7.2%
   Switzerland  7.2%
   Australia  6.4%
   New Zealand  6.1%
   Austria  6.1%
   France  5.8%
   Germany  5.4%
   Canada  5.3%
   Norway  5.3%
   Ireland  5.3%
   Japan  4.3%
   Finland  3%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#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 
#6   Switzerland: 450 kgs per person per year 
#7   Australia: 400 kgs per person per year 
#8   New Zealand: 380 kgs per person per year 
#9   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 
#13   Norway: 330 kgs per person per year 
#14   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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