Worldwide, the biggest producer of waste per capita is Canada. At an estimated 36.1 metric tons per year, this was 10 metric tons more per capita than the United States. Canada produces an estimated 1.33 billion metric tons of waste per year, with 1.12 billion metric tons of this generated by industrial waste.
The volumes of waste shown include municipal solid waste (MSW), but also special waste. Special waste includes industrial, medical, E-waste, hazardous and agricultural waste. In comparison, the United States is the leading producer of daily municipal solid waste per capita worldwide.
Estimated annual waste per capita of the leading waste producing countries worldwide as of 2019
(in metric tons)
Estimates based on 2017 municipal solid waste (MSW) generation as well as special waste categories including industrial, medical, E waste, hazardous, and agricultural waste.
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