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

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   United States  7.8%
   Australia  7.1%
   Denmark  6.8%
   Switzerland  6.7%
   Canada  6.6%
   Norway  6.4%
   Netherlands  6.3%
   Austria  5.8%
   United Kingdom  5.8%
   Ireland  5.8%
   Belgium  5.7%
   Germany  5.5%
   France  5.2%
   Italy  5.1%
   Finland  4.7%
   Sweden  4.6%
   Japan  4.2%


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   Austria: 560 kgs per person per year 
= 8   United Kingdom: 560 kgs per person per year 
= 8   Ireland: 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

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