Volume of municipal waste disposed at landfills Japan 2012-2021
In 2021, the volume of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan amounted to approximately 340 thousand metric tons. Figures indicated a downward trend throughout the past decade.
Amount of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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OECD. (June 18, 2024). Amount of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171278/japan-volume-municipal-waste-disposed-landfill/
OECD. "Amount of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171278/japan-volume-municipal-waste-disposed-landfill/
OECD. (2024). Amount of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171278/japan-volume-municipal-waste-disposed-landfill/
OECD. "Amount of Municipal Waste Disposed at Landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171278/japan-volume-municipal-waste-disposed-landfill/
OECD, Amount of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171278/japan-volume-municipal-waste-disposed-landfill/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Amount of municipal waste disposed at landfills in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], OECD, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171278/japan-volume-municipal-waste-disposed-landfill/