Municipal waste generated per person in France
France generated 501 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1997. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
France, 2024
501b (Break in time series)
Change from 2023
−4.8%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
498 kg per person
Position in 2024
16th of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in France 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 | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 501 kg per personb (break in time series) | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 526 kg per persone (estimated) | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 534 kg per persone (estimated) | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 564 kg per persone (estimated) | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 534 kg per persone (estimated) | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 555 kg per persone (estimated) | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 557 kg per persone (estimated) | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 558 kg per persone (estimated) | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 553 kg per persone (estimated) | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 516 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 517 kg per persone (estimated) | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 520 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 527 kg per persone (estimated) | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 534 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 534 kg per persone (estimated) | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 534 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 538 kg per persone (estimated) | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 542 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 535 kg per persone (estimated) | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 529 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 519 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 506 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 530 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 526 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 514 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −4.8% from 526 kg per person in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2014, when it was 517 kg per person, the figure has changed by −3.1%. 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 33 countries with data for 2024, France has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
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Recycling rate of municipal waste
45.5%b (Break in time series)
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Total waste generated per person
4,869 kg per person
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Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Safely managed drinking water
99.7%
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Basic sanitation access
98.6%
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Level of water stress
21.4%
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