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DEFINITION:
Kilograms of municipal waste generated per year (2000). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Ireland | 147.17 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
2 | Norway | 138.05 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
3 | Denmark | 123.6 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
4 | Switzerland | 90.48 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
5 | Finland | 88.87 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
6 | Austria | 69.9 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
7 | Belgium | 53.65 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
8 | Sweden | 50.72 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
9 | Netherlands | 38.3 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
10 | Australia | 36.03 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
11 | Canada | 20.8 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
12 | United Kingdom | 9.51 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
13 | Italy | 8.78 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 8.57 kgs per person per year | 2000 | ||
14 | France | 8.37 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
15 | Germany | 6.57 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
16 | Japan | 3.23 kgs per person per year | 2000 | |
17 | United States | 2.69 kgs per person per year | 2000 |