Total waste generated per person in Serbia

Serbia generated 32,159 kg of waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Total waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Serbia, 2024 32,159 Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2022 +22.2% 2022: 26,324 kg per person
European Union, 2024 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 35 See the full ranking

Total waste generated per person in Serbia 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 SerbiaEuropean Union
2024 32,159 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 26,324 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 8,499 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 7,319 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 6,937 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 6,890 kg per personb (break in time series) 5,070 kg per person
2012 7,640 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 4,610 kg per person 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; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 26,324 kg per person in 2022, a change of +22.2%.
  • Since 2010, when it was 4,610 kg per person, the figure has changed by +597.6%. 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 35 countries with data for 2024, Serbia has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.

Source and dates

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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
Selection
freq=A waste=TOTAL nace_r2=TOTAL_HH hazard=HAZ_NHAZ unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
2010 to 2024 for Serbia
Provider update
28 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat