Municipal waste generated per person in the EU

In 2023, the amount of municipal waste generated per person in the EU amounted to 511 kg. 🚮

🔸Compared with 2013, the amount increased by 32 kg

Highest in:

🇦🇹Austria (803 kg per person)

🇩🇰Denmark (802 kg)

Lowest:

🇷🇴Romania (303 kg)

🇵🇱Poland (367 kg)

246 kg per person recycled in the EU

The EU recycled an average of 246 kg per person in 2023. This means that 48.0% of the total amount of municipal waste generated was recycled, compared with 37.2% in 2013 (199 kg per person). 

In 2023, 129 kg per person was incinerated (25.2% of the total amount of waste generated) and 115 kg per person became landfill (22.5%). In 2013, the amount incinerated per person amounted to 127 kg (26.4%), while 142 kg per person (29.7%) ended up as landfill.