EU countries by municipal waste generated per person

Austria had the highest municipal waste generated per person of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 782 kg per person. Romania had the lowest, at 305 kg per person. The median was 489 kg per person and the figure for the European Union (27) was 510 kg per person. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest782Austria

Lowest305Romania

Median48927 EU countries

European Union (27)510History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Under 440
440 to 470
470 to 520
520 to 610
610 and over

kg per person, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

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	2023 kg per person	Change on 2022
1	Austria	782	-2.6%
2	Denmark	759	0%
3	Luxembourg	718	-0.4%
4	Belgium	688	-0.3%
5	Cyprus	661	+1.1%
6	Germany	613	+0.8%
7	Malta	603	-2.4%
8	Ireland	590	-3.6%
9	Czechia	538	-2%
10	France Estimated	526	-1.5%
11	Greece	524	+0.8%
12	Slovenia	517	+6.2%
13	Bulgaria	490	+0.4%
14	Italy	489	+0.6%
15	Portugal	482	-2.6%
16	Croatia	475	-0.6%
17	Slovakia	472	-1.3%
18	Finland	468	-10.3%
19	Netherlands	465	-1.7%
20	Spain Provisional	464	-4.3%
21	Lithuania	446	-4.1%
22	Latvia	437	-5.6%
23	Hungary	429	+5.7%
24	Sweden	392	-0.8%
25	Estonia	373	0%
26	Poland	367	+0.8%
27	Romania	305	+0.7%

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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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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Austria, with 782 kg per person in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Romania, with 305 kg per person in 2023.

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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.