Japan - Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita

Since 2014, Japan Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita decreased by 1% year on year. At 329.32 Kilograms Per Capita in 2019, the country was number 33 comparing other countries in Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita. Japan is overtaken by Czech Republic, which was ranked number 32 at 351.93 Kilograms Per Capita and is followed by Poland with 326.3 Kilograms Per Capita. New Zealand topped the ranking with 787.05 Kilograms Per Capita in 2019, that is a growth of 0.8% compared to 2018. Denmark, Norway and United States respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Norway recorded the best 5 years average growth at +12.5% per year, while Costa Rica recorded the worst performance at -5.8% per year.

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Date Kilograms Per Capita
2019 329.32
2018 332.60
2017 336.42
2016 337.89
2015 343.64
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How does Japan rank in Municipal Waste Generated Per Capita?

# 36 Countries Kilograms Per Capita Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
New Zealand
787.05 2019 +0.8 % +4.2 % View data
2 #2
Denmark
779.59 2019 +1.1 % +0.3 % View data
32 #32
Czech Republic
351.93 2019 +0.6 % +2.7 % View data
33 #33
Japan
329.32 2019 -1.0 % -1.0 % View data
34 #34
Poland
326.30 2019 -0.9 % +3.8 % View data
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