Municipal waste generated per person in Germany
Germany generated 616 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024.
Germany, 2024
616
Change from 2023
+0.5%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
498 kg per person
Position in 2024
9th of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Germany 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 | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 616 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 613 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 608 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 648 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 641 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 609 kg per persone (estimated) | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 606 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 627 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 633 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 632 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 631 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 615 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 619 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 626 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 602 kg per person | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 592 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 589 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 582 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 564 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 565 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 587 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 601 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 640 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 632 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 642 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 613 kg per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 631 kg per person, the figure has changed by −2.4%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
More for Germany
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Recycling rate of municipal waste
69.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
4,185 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Safely managed drinking water
99.9%
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Basic sanitation access
99.2%
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Level of water stress
35.4%
2022 · World Bank