EU countries by municipal waste generated per person

Austria had the highest municipal waste generated per person of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 803 kg per person. Romania had the lowest, at 303 kg per person. The median was 488 kg per person and the figure for the European Union (27) was 514 kg per person. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest803Austria

Lowest303Romania

Median48827 EU countries

European Union (27)514History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Under 460
460 to 490
490 to 520
520 to 620
620 and over

kg per person, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

kg per person. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2022 kg per person	Change on 2021
1	Austria	803	-3.8%
2	Denmark	759	-5.1%
3	Luxembourg	721	-9.1%
4	Belgium	690	-8.6%
5	Cyprus	654	+3%
6	Malta	618	+1.1%
7	Ireland	612	-1.1%
8	Germany	608	-6.2%
9	Czechia	549	-3.7%
10	France Estimated	534	-5.3%
11	Finland	522	-17.1%
12	Greece	520	+1.6%
13	Portugal	495	-2.9%
14	Bulgaria	488	+3.8%
15	Slovenia	487	-4.7%
16	Italy	486	-1.8%
17	Spain	485	+0.6%
18	Croatia	478	+4.8%
18	Slovakia	478	-3.8%
20	Netherlands Provisional	473	-7.8%
21	Lithuania	465	-2.9%
22	Latvia	463	+0.4%
23	Hungary	406	-3.3%
24	Sweden	395	-5.5%
25	Estonia	373	-5.6%
26	Poland	364	-1.6%
27	Romania	303	+0.3%

Other periods

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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APA 7

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Austria, with 803 kg per person in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Romania, with 303 kg per person in 2022.

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.