# Municipal waste generated per person in European Union (27)

Municipal waste generated per person in European Union (27) was 513 kg per person in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `municipal_waste_per_capita`
- Place id: `eu27`
- Unit: kg per person
- Definition: Municipal waste generated in the year, in kilograms per inhabitant: household waste and similar waste from shops, offices and public institutions, collected by or for municipalities.
- Note: Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-15
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/european-union
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=municipal_waste_per_capita&place=eu27

| Period | kg per person |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 513 |
| 2023 | 510 |
| 2022 | 514 |
| 2021 | 534 |
| 2020 | 521 |
| 2019 | 505 |
| 2018 | 501 |
| 2017 | 500 |
| 2016 | 494 |
| 2015 | 481 |
| 2014 | 479 |
| 2013 | 479 |
| 2012 | 487 |
| 2011 | 499 |
| 2010 | 503 |
| 2009 | 509 |
| 2008 | 517 |
| 2007 | 517 |
| 2006 | 513 |
| 2005 | 506 |
| 2004 | 500 |
| 2003 | 502 |
| 2002 | 515 |
| 2001 | 509 |
| 2000 | 513 |
| 1999 | 500 |
| 1998 | 487 |
| 1997 | 491 |
| 1996 | 478 |
| 1995 | 467 |