Generation of packaging waste per capita — Waste generated
Compare generation of packaging waste per capita — waste generated across 26 countries or territories using one fixed 2023 Eurostat reference slice.
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Key Insights
- •26 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite Kilograms per capita observation in the fixed 2023 slice.
- •Ireland has the highest published value (223.14 Kilograms per capita).
- •Slovakia has the lowest published value (103.94 Kilograms per capita).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 159.9Kilograms per capita)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Generation of packaging waste per capita; fixed slice freq: Annual [A]; unit: Kilograms per capita [KG_HAB]; waste: Packaging [W1501]; wst_oper: Waste generated [GEN]
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2023 Eurostat slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Generation of packaging waste per capita; fixed slice freq: Annual [A]; unit: Kilograms per capita [KG_HAB]; waste: Packaging [W1501]; wst_oper: Waste generated [GEN]
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 223.1Kilograms per capita |
| 2 | Italy | 219.5Kilograms per capita |
| 3 | Germany | 215.2Kilograms per capita |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 204.5Kilograms per capita |
| 5 | Denmark | 192.4Kilograms per capita |
| 6 | Portugal | 184.2Kilograms per capita |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 182.1Kilograms per capita |
| 8 | Spain | 179.2Kilograms per capita |
| 9 | Malta | 175.6Kilograms per capita |
| 10 | France | 172.4Kilograms per capita |
| 11 | Iceland | 170.3Kilograms per capita |
| 12 | Netherlands | 168.5Kilograms per capita |
| 13 | Belgium | 166.7Kilograms per capita |
| 14 | Finland | 153.5Kilograms per capita |
| 15 | Austria | 152.4Kilograms per capita |
| 16 | Latvia | 144.5Kilograms per capita |
| 17 | Norway | 141.2Kilograms per capita |
| 18 | Lithuania | 140.0Kilograms per capita |
| 19 | Estonia | 139.3Kilograms per capita |
| 20 | Slovenia | 138.5Kilograms per capita |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 125.9Kilograms per capita |
| 22 | Romania | 125.4Kilograms per capita |
| 23 | Sweden | 125.2Kilograms per capita |
| 24 | Greece | 107.9Kilograms per capita |
| 25 | Cyprus | 105.6Kilograms per capita |
| 26 | Slovakia | 103.9Kilograms per capita |
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Data Source
This data comes from Eurostat, European Commission (2023).
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