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social2022

Landfill

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•84 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2,457,436.2tonnes
Median: 31,063.5tonnes
Countries Covered
84
with available data
Highest
South Africa
38,371,196.0tonnes
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa38,371,196.0tonnes
2Kazakhstan35,185,880.0tonnes
3Türkiye32,287,452.0tonnes
4Serbia29,718,526.0tonnes
5Finland26,535,928.0tonnes
By Region
Africa12,810,003.9tonnes(3 countries)
Asia4,063,330.0tonnes(10 countries)
Europe2,382,860.5tonnes(30 countries)
South America1,624,124.9tonnes(1 countries)
Other1,413,404.9tonnes(38 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes)High (38,371,196.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2,457,436.2tonnes)

Africa (3)
Asia (10)
Europe (30)
South America (1)
Other (38)
North America (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South Africa38,371,196.0tonnes
2Kazakhstan35,185,880.0tonnes
3Türkiye32,287,452.0tonnes
4Serbia29,718,526.0tonnes
5Finland26,535,928.0tonnes
6Russian Federation17,459,660.0tonnes
7Germany5,492,834.0tonnes
8India3,063,950.0tonnes
9France2,378,428.0tonnes
10Peru1,624,124.9tonnes
11El Salvador1,410,197.0tonnes
12Malaysia1,257,605.9tonnes
13Estonia1,039,325.0tonnes
14Italy1,003,496.0tonnes
15South Korea985,000.0tonnes
16Belgium878,215.0tonnes
17Norway876,429.0tonnes
18Netherlands856,352.0tonnes
19Armenia660,114.2tonnes
20Spain615,113.0tonnes
21Niger554,000.0tonnes
22Mexico542,000.0tonnes
23Sweden536,189.0tonnes
24The Republic of North Macedonia402,536.0tonnes
25Poland267,994.0tonnes
26Montenegro266,121.0tonnes
27Portugal239,700.0tonnes
28Czech Republic229,255.0tonnes
29Mongolia212,386.6tonnes
30Hungary194,957.0tonnes
31Azerbaijan190,761.0tonnes
32Belarus160,872.0tonnes
33Austria100,004.0tonnes
34Ukraine93,262.0tonnes
35Denmark88,700.0tonnes
36Greece83,313.0tonnes
37Kuwait73,490.8tonnes
38Romania71,485.0tonnes
39Bulgaria60,743.0tonnes
40Morocco58,810.0tonnes
41Slovakia38,661.0tonnes
42Madagascar33,812.0tonnes
43Lithuania28,315.0tonnes
44Bangladesh27,498.7tonnes
45Bahrain23,315.8tonnes
46Iceland22,090.0tonnes
47United Arab Emirates19,640.3tonnes
48Oman19,346.9tonnes
49Iraq16,645.0tonnes
50Ireland15,312.0tonnes
51Slovenia11,308.0tonnes
52Cameroon7,133.0tonnes
53Bosnia and Herzegovina5,742.0tonnes
54Cuba4,862.0tonnes
55State of Palestine4,572.0tonnes
56Cyprus3,532.0tonnes
57Croatia3,288.0tonnes
58Panama3,094.7tonnes
59Hong Kong3,094.0tonnes
60Latvia3,060.0tonnes
61Mauritius1,146.3tonnes
62Bermuda1,056.0tonnes
63Dominica768.0tonnes
64Jordan495.0tonnes
65Saint Lucia137.0tonnes
66Reunion120.0tonnes
67Seychelles64.5tonnes
68Martinique44.0tonnes
69Guadeloupe24.0tonnes
70Moldova, Republic of19.2tonnes
71Fiji14.9tonnes
72Antigua and Barbuda13.6tonnes
73Kenya5.6tonnes
74Guatemala4.0tonnes
75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.2tonnes
76Benin0.0tonnes
77French Guiana0.0tonnes
78Georgia0.0tonnes
79Luxembourg0.0tonnes
80Malta0.0tonnes
81Monaco0.0tonnes
82Zambia0.0tonnes
83Andorra0.0tonnes
84Bhutan0.0tonnes
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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