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Environment > Waste generation: Countries Compared

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

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Denmark 560 kgs per person per year 2000
2 Netherlands 530 kgs per person per year 2000
3 United Kingdom 480 kgs per person per year 2000
4 United States 460 kgs per person per year 2000
=5 Belgium 450 kgs per person per year 2000
=5 Switzerland 450 kgs per person per year 2000
7 Australia 400 kgs per person per year 2000
=8 Austria 380 kgs per person per year 2000
=8 New Zealand 380 kgs per person per year 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 373.33 kgs per person per year 2000
10 France 360 kgs per person per year 2000
11 Germany 340 kgs per person per year 2000
=12 Canada 330 kgs per person per year 2000
=12 Ireland 330 kgs per person per year 2000
=12 Norway 330 kgs per person per year 2000
15 Japan 270 kgs per person per year 2000
16 Finland 190 kgs per person per year 2000

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Environment > Waste generation: Countries Compared Map

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