Environment > Municipal waste generation: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Kilograms of municipal waste generated per year (2000).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United States	760 kgs per person per year	2000
2	Australia	690 kgs per person per year	2000
3	Denmark	660 kgs per person per year	2000
4	Switzerland	650 kgs per person per year	2000
5	Canada	640 kgs per person per year	2000
6	Norway	620 kgs per person per year	2000
7	Netherlands	610 kgs per person per year	2000
=8	Austria	560 kgs per person per year	2000
=8	United Kingdom	560 kgs per person per year	2000
=8	Ireland	560 kgs per person per year	2000
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	560 kgs per person per year	2000
11	Belgium	550 kgs per person per year	2000
12	Germany	540 kgs per person per year	2000
13	France	510 kgs per person per year	2000
14	Italy	500 kgs per person per year	2000
15	Finland	460 kgs per person per year	2000
16	Sweden	450 kgs per person per year	2000
17	Japan	410 kgs per person per year	2000

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All of the top 2 countries by municipal waste generation are Former British Colonies'.
All of the top 4 countries by municipal waste generation are Christian.
United States ranked first for municipal waste generation amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
All of the bottom 17 countries by municipal waste generation are High income OECD.
All of the top 2 countries by municipal waste generation are English speaking .
10 of the bottom 11 countries by municipal waste generation are European Union.
11 of the bottom 12 countries by municipal waste generation are European.
Australia ranked first for municipal waste generation amongst Non-religious countries in 2000.
10 of the top 12 countries by municipal waste generation are Cold countries'.
France ranked last for municipal waste generation amongst Western Europe in 2000.

They calculated the total to get the average. 9730/17 gave thier average.

Posted on 16 Jun 2011

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