Municipal waste generated per person in Spain
Spain generated 456 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Spain, 2024
456e (Estimated)
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
26th of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Spain 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 | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 456 kg per persone (estimated) | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 464 kg per personp (provisional) | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 485 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 482 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 463 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | 472 kg per person | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 475 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 473 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 464 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 456 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 448 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 455 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 468 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 485 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 510 kg per person | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 542 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 551 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 578 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 590 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 588 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 600 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 646 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 637 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 652 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 653 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: p provisional; e estimated; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7% from 464 kg per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 448 kg per person, the figure has changed by +1.8%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
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Recycling rate of municipal waste
42.5%e (Estimated)
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
2,457 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
99.9%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
99.5%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
99.9%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
43.3%
2022 · World Bank