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Total waste generated per person in Slovakia

Slovakia generated 2,336 kg of waste per person in 2024.

Measure: Total waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Slovakia, 2024 2,336 Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2022 −5.0% 2022: 2,458 kg per person
European Union, 2024 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 4,166 kg per person Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 28th of 35 See the full ranking

Total waste generated per person in Slovakia 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 SlovakiaEuropean Union
2024 2,336 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 2,458 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 2,338 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 2,277 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 1,953 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 1,636 kg per person 5,070 kg per person
2012 1,558 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 1,741 kg per person 5,011 kg per person
2008 2,133 kg per person 4,881 kg per person
2006 2,699 kg per person 5,214 kg per person
2004 1,986 kg per person 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 2,458 kg per person in 2022, a change of −5.0%.
  • Since 2004, when it was 1,986 kg per person, the figure has changed by +17.6%.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.

More for Slovakia

All statistics for Slovakia
Municipal waste generated per person 489 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 50.7% 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 99.6% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 97.5% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 2.4% 2022 · 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
2004 to 2024 for Slovakia
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