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EU countries by municipal waste generated per person, 2024

Austria had the highest municipal waste generated per person of 26 EU countries in 2024, at 775 kg per person. Estonia had the lowest, at 375 kg per person. The median was 498 kg per person and the figure for the European Union (27) was 513 kg per person. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest775Austria
Lowest375Estonia
Median49826 EU countries
European Union (27)513History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 775 kg per personBelgium: 699 kg per personBulgaria: 496 kg per personCyprus: 686 kg per personCzechia: 584 kg per personGermany: 616 kg per personDenmark: 758 kg per personEstonia: 375 kg per personSpain: 456 kg per personFinland: 457 kg per personFrance: 501 kg per personGreece: 533 kg per personCroatia: 486 kg per personHungary: 414 kg per personIreland: 576 kg per personItaly: 500 kg per personLithuania: 462 kg per personLuxembourg: 730 kg per personLatvia: 462 kg per personMalta: 622 kg per personNetherlands: 473 kg per personPoland: 387 kg per personPortugal: 492 kg per personSweden: 427 kg per personSlovenia: 526 kg per personSlovakia: 489 kg per person
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kg per person, 2024. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Austria: 775 kg per personAustria775Denmark: 758 kg per personDenmark758Luxembourg: 730 kg per personLuxembourg730Belgium: 699 kg per personBelgium699Cyprus: 686 kg per personCyprus686Malta: 622 kg per personMalta622Germany: 616 kg per personGermany616Czechia: 584 kg per personCzechia584Ireland: 576 kg per personIreland576Greece: 533 kg per personGreece533Slovenia: 526 kg per personSlovenia526France: 501 kg per personFrance501Italy: 500 kg per personItaly500Bulgaria: 496 kg per personBulgaria496Portugal: 492 kg per personPortugal492Slovakia: 489 kg per personSlovakia489Croatia: 486 kg per personCroatia486Netherlands: 473 kg per personNetherlands473Latvia: 462 kg per personLatvia462Lithuania: 462 kg per personLithuania462Finland: 457 kg per personFinland457Spain: 456 kg per personSpain456Sweden: 427 kg per personSweden427Hungary: 414 kg per personHungary414Poland: 387 kg per personPoland387Estonia: 375 kg per personEstonia375Austria: 775 kg per personAustria775Denmark: 758 kg per personDenmark758Luxembourg: 730 kg per personLuxembourg730Belgium: 699 kg per personBelgium699Cyprus: 686 kg per personCyprus686Malta: 622 kg per personMalta622Germany: 616 kg per personGermany616Czechia: 584 kg per personCzechia584Ireland: 576 kg per personIreland576Greece: 533 kg per personGreece533Slovenia: 526 kg per personSlovenia526France: 501 kg per personFrance501Italy: 500 kg per personItaly500Bulgaria: 496 kg per personBulgaria496Portugal: 492 kg per personPortugal492Slovakia: 489 kg per personSlovakia489Croatia: 486 kg per personCroatia486Netherlands: 473 kg per personNetherlands473Latvia: 462 kg per personLatvia462Lithuania: 462 kg per personLithuania462Finland: 457 kg per personFinland457Spain: 456 kg per personSpain456Sweden: 427 kg per personSweden427Hungary: 414 kg per personHungary414Poland: 387 kg per personPoland387Estonia: 375 kg per personEstonia375
kg per person. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-15.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
kg per person		Change on 2023
1Austria775-0.9%
2Denmark758-0.1%
3Luxembourg730+1.7%
4Belgium699+1.6%
5Cyprus Provisional686+3.8%
6Malta622+3.2%
7Germany616+0.5%
8Czechia584+8.6%
9Ireland576-2.4%
10Greece533+1.7%
11Slovenia526+1.7%
12France Series break501-4.8%
13Italy500+2.2%
14Bulgaria496+1.2%
15Portugal492+2.1%
16Slovakia489+3.6%
17Croatia486+2.3%
18Netherlands473+1.7%
19Latvia462+5.7%
19Lithuania462+3.6%
21Finland457-2.4%
22Spain Estimated456-1.7%
23Sweden Series break427+8.9%
24Hungary414-3.5%
25Poland387+5.4%
26Estonia375+0.5%

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About this ranking

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.

Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (EU countries by municipal waste generated per person, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table

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Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), EU countries by municipal waste generated per person, 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 15 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/municipal-waste-per-capita/eu-countries. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). EU countries by municipal waste generated per person, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/municipal-waste-per-capita/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), EU countries by municipal waste generated per person, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/municipal-waste-per-capita/eu-countries (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest municipal waste generated per person?

Austria, with 775 kg per person in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest municipal waste generated per person?

Estonia, with 375 kg per person in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-15. 1 EU countries have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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