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EU countries by municipal waste generated per person

Denmark had the highest municipal waste generated per person of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 808 kg per person. Romania had the lowest, at 249 kg per person. The median was 451 kg per person and the figure for the European Union (27) was 479 kg per person. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest808Denmark
Lowest249Romania
Median45127 EU countries
European Union (27)479History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 565 kg per personBelgium: 425 kg per personBulgaria: 451 kg per personCyprus: 613 kg per personCzechia: 310 kg per personGermany: 631 kg per personDenmark: 808 kg per personEstonia: 357 kg per personSpain: 448 kg per personFinland: 482 kg per personFrance: 517 kg per personGreece: 490 kg per personCroatia: 390 kg per personHungary: 386 kg per personIreland: 562 kg per personItaly: 492 kg per personLithuania: 432 kg per personLuxembourg: 626 kg per personLatvia: 364 kg per personMalta: 629 kg per personNetherlands: 527 kg per personPoland: 272 kg per personPortugal: 452 kg per personRomania: 249 kg per personSweden: 443 kg per personSlovenia: 432 kg per personSlovakia: 320 kg per person
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  • 560 and over
kg per person, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Denmark: 808 kg per personDenmark808Germany: 631 kg per personGermany631Malta: 629 kg per personMalta629Luxembourg: 626 kg per personLuxembourg626Cyprus: 613 kg per personCyprus613Austria: 565 kg per personAustria565Ireland: 562 kg per personIreland562Netherlands: 527 kg per personNetherlands527France: 517 kg per personFrance517Italy: 492 kg per personItaly492Greece: 490 kg per personGreece490Finland: 482 kg per personFinland482Portugal: 452 kg per personPortugal452Bulgaria: 451 kg per personBulgaria451Spain: 448 kg per personSpain448Sweden: 443 kg per personSweden443Lithuania: 432 kg per personLithuania432Slovenia: 432 kg per personSlovenia432Belgium: 425 kg per personBelgium425Croatia: 390 kg per personCroatia390Hungary: 386 kg per personHungary386Latvia: 364 kg per personLatvia364Estonia: 357 kg per personEstonia357Slovakia: 320 kg per personSlovakia320Czechia: 310 kg per personCzechia310Poland: 272 kg per personPoland272Romania: 249 kg per personRomania249Denmark: 808 kg per personDenmark808Germany: 631 kg per personGermany631Malta: 629 kg per personMalta629Luxembourg: 626 kg per personLuxembourg626Cyprus: 613 kg per personCyprus613Austria: 565 kg per personAustria565Ireland: 562 kg per personIreland562Netherlands: 527 kg per personNetherlands527France: 517 kg per personFrance517Italy: 492 kg per personItaly492Greece: 490 kg per personGreece490Finland: 482 kg per personFinland482Portugal: 452 kg per personPortugal452Bulgaria: 451 kg per personBulgaria451Spain: 448 kg per personSpain448Sweden: 443 kg per personSweden443Lithuania: 432 kg per personLithuania432Slovenia: 432 kg per personSlovenia432Belgium: 425 kg per personBelgium425Croatia: 390 kg per personCroatia390Hungary: 386 kg per personHungary386Latvia: 364 kg per personLatvia364Estonia: 357 kg per personEstonia357Slovakia: 320 kg per personSlovakia320Czechia: 310 kg per personCzechia310Poland: 272 kg per personPoland272Romania: 249 kg per personRomania249
kg per person. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
kg per person		Change on 2013
1Denmark808-0.6%
2Germany631+2.6%
3Malta629+4.1%
4Luxembourg626+1.6%
5Cyprus613-3.5%
6Austria565-2.2%
7Ireland Series break562n/a
8Netherlands527+0.2%
9France Estimated517-0.6%
10Italy492+0.4%
11Greece490+1.4%
12Finland482-2.2%
13Portugal452+3%
14Bulgaria451+3%
15Spain448-1.5%
16Sweden443-2.6%
17Lithuania4320%
17Slovenia432+4.3%
19Belgium425-2.5%
20Croatia390-4.2%
21Hungary386+1.8%
22Latvia364+4%
23Estonia Series break357+21.8%
24Slovakia320+5.3%
25Czechia310+1%
26Poland Series break272-8.4%
27Romania249-2%

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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. 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 2026-10-12.

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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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 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, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/municipal-waste-per-capita/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Denmark, with 808 kg per person in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Romania, with 249 kg per person in 2014.

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 2026-10-12.

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