Total waste generated per person in Czechia
Czechia generated 3,690 kg of waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Czechia, 2024
3,690
Change from 2022
+0.5%
European Union, 2024
4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
4,166 kg per person
Position in 2024
20th of 35
Total waste generated per person in Czechia 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.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,690 kg per person | 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2022 | 3,672 kg per person | 4,955 kg per person |
| 2020 | 3,598 kg per person | 4,804 kg per person |
| 2018 | 3,560 kg per personb (break in time series) | 5,242 kg per person |
| 2016 | 2,402 kg per person | 5,079 kg per person |
| 2014 | 2,223 kg per person | 5,070 kg per person |
| 2012 | 2,205 kg per person | 5,079 kg per person |
| 2010 | 2,268 kg per person | 5,011 kg per person |
| 2008 | 2,448 kg per person | 4,881 kg per person |
| 2006 | 2,417 kg per person | 5,214 kg per person |
| 2004 | 2,871 kg per person | 5,186 kg per person |
Flags: b break in time series; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 3,672 kg per person in 2022, a change of +0.5%.
- Since 2004, when it was 2,871 kg per person, the figure has changed by +28.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Czechia has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.
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