# Municipal waste generated per person in Ireland

Municipal waste generated per person in Ireland was 576 kg per person in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `municipal_waste_per_capita`
- Place id: `ie`
- 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/ireland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=municipal_waste_per_capita&place=ie

| Period | kg per person |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 576 |
| 2023 | 590 |
| 2022 | 612 |
| 2021 | 619 |
| 2020 | 637 (break) |
| 2019 | 620 |
| 2018 | 595 |
| 2017 | 573 |
| 2016 | 580 |
| 2014 | 562 (break) |
| 2012 | 585 |
| 2011 | 616 |
| 2010 | 624 |
| 2009 | 651 |
| 2008 | 718 |
| 2007 | 772 |
| 2006 | 792 |
| 2005 | 731 |
| 2004 | 737 |
| 2003 | 730 (break) |
| 2002 | 692 |
| 2001 | 699 |
| 2000 | 599 |
| 1999 | 577 |
| 1998 | 554 |
| 1997 | 544 |
| 1996 | 522 |
| 1995 | 512 |