Municipal waste generated per person in Cyprus

Cyprus generated 686 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2011.

Measure: Municipal waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Cyprus, 2024 686p (Provisional) Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2023 +3.8% 2023: 661 kg per person
European Union, 2024 513 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 498 kg per person Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 6th of 33 See the full ranking

Municipal waste generated per person in Cyprus over time

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Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Municipal waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2000 to 2024
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2024 686 kg per personp (provisional) 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 661 kg per person 510 kg per person
2022 654 kg per person 514 kg per person
2021 635 kg per person 534 kg per person
2020 614 kg per person 521 kg per person
2019 653 kg per person 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 651 kg per person 501 kg per person
2017 631 kg per person 500 kg per person
2016 638 kg per person 494 kg per person
2015 626 kg per person 481 kg per person
2014 613 kg per person 479 kg per person
2013 635 kg per person 479 kg per person
2012 681 kg per person 487 kg per person
2011 692 kg per person 499 kg per person
2010 711 kg per person 503 kg per person
2009 729 kg per person 509 kg per person
2008 729 kg per person 517 kg per person
2007 704 kg per person 517 kg per person
2006 695 kg per person 513 kg per person
2005 688 kg per person 506 kg per person
2004 684 kg per person 500 kg per person
2003 670 kg per person 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 655 kg per person 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 650 kg per person 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 628 kg per person 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

Flags: p provisional; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.8% from 661 kg per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 613 kg per person, the figure has changed by +11.9%.
  • Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 6th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasmun · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A wst_oper=GEN unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat