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Total waste generated per person in Montenegro

Montenegro generated 1,950 kg of waste per person in 2024.

Measure: Total waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 2012 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Montenegro, 2024 1,950 Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2022 −4.9% 2022: 2,050 kg per person
European Union, 2024 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 31st of 35 See the full ranking

Total waste generated per person in Montenegro 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.

Total waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2004 to 2024
Period MontenegroEuropean Union
2024 1,950 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 2,050 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 2,007 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 1,965 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 1,820 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 1,757 kg per person 5,070 kg per person
2012 1,634 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 – 5,011 kg per person
2008 – 4,881 kg per person
2006 – 5,214 kg per person
2004 – 5,186 kg per person

Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • The previous available figure was 2,050 kg per person in 2022, a change of −4.9%.
  • Since 2012, when it was 1,634 kg per person, the figure has changed by +19.3%.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Montenegro has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.

More for Montenegro

All statistics for Montenegro
Municipal waste generated per person 585e (Estimated) kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 3.6%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 99.3% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 85.5% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 97.8% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 50.9% 2024 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasgen · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A waste=TOTAL nace_r2=TOTAL_HH hazard=HAZ_NHAZ unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
2012 to 2024 for Montenegro
Provider update
28 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat