Municipal waste by waste management operations

In 2024, Belgium's municipal waste by waste management operations increased by 1.6% compared to 2023, reaching 699.0.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 517.0.

Belgium ranks 2nd out of 20 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 68.0% (from 416.0 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset env_wasmun, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.