Municipal waste generated per person in Netherlands
Netherlands generated 473 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024.
Netherlands, 2024
473
Change from 2023
+1.7%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
498 kg per person
Position in 2024
22nd of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 473 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 465 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 473 kg per personp (provisional) | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 513 kg per personp (provisional) | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 533 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 508 kg per person | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 511 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 513 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 520 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 523 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 527 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 526 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 549 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 568 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 571 kg per person | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 589 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 600 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 606 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 597 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 599 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 599 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 586 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 600 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 595 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 598 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; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7% from 465 kg per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 527 kg per person, the figure has changed by −10.2%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
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Recycling rate of municipal waste
58.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
5,847 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
97.7%
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Level of water stress
16.7%
2022 · World Bank