Municipal waste generated per person in Denmark
Denmark generated 758 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2006. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Denmark, 2024
758
Change from 2023
−0.1%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
498 kg per person
Position in 2024
2nd of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Denmark 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 | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 758 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 759 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 759 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 800 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 814 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 844 kg per person | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 814 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 820 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 830 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 822 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 808 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 813 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 806 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 862 kg per personb (break in time series) | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | – | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 762 kg per persone (estimated) | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 830 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 790 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 740 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 736 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 695 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 671 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 664 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 657 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 664 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1% from 759 kg per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 808 kg per person, the figure has changed by −6.2%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
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Basic sanitation access
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Level of water stress
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