Municipal waste generated per person in Hungary
Hungary generated 414 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024.
Hungary, 2024
414
Change from 2023
−3.5%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
498 kg per person
Position in 2024
28th of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Hungary 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 | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 414 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 429 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 406 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 420 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 406 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 390 kg per person | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 384 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 387 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 381 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 379 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 386 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 379 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 402 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 382 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 403 kg per person | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 430 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 454 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 457 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 468 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 461 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 454 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 464 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 457 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 452 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 446 kg per personb (break in time series) | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.5% from 429 kg per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 386 kg per person, the figure has changed by +7.3%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
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Recycling rate of municipal waste
33.6%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
2,692 kg per person
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Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Safely managed drinking water
100.0%
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Basic sanitation access
98.0%
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Level of water stress
8.1%
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