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Total waste generated per person in Cyprus

Cyprus generated 4,146 kg of waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Total waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Cyprus, 2024 4,146 Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2022 +29.5% 2022: 3,202 kg per person
European Union, 2024 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 4,166 kg per person Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 18th of 35 See the full ranking

Total 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.

Total waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2004 to 2024
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2024 4,146 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 3,202 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 2,446 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 2,603 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 2,846 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 2,300 kg per person 5,070 kg per person
2012 2,171 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 2,861 kg per person 5,011 kg per person
2008 2,343 kg per person 4,881 kg per person
2006 1,663 kg per person 5,214 kg per person
2004 3,079 kg per person 5,186 kg per person

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

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In short

  • The previous available figure was 3,202 kg per person in 2022, a change of +29.5%.
  • Since 2004, when it was 3,079 kg per person, the figure has changed by +34.7%.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.

More for Cyprus

All statistics for Cyprus
Municipal waste generated per person 686p (Provisional) kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 15.8%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.5% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 30.5% 2022 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasgen · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A waste=TOTAL nace_r2=TOTAL_HH hazard=HAZ_NHAZ unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
2004 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
28 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat