In 2022, approximately 23 million tons of municipal waste was generated in South Korea. This was a 1.5 percent increase compared to the previous year. According to the source, municipal waste accounted for around nine percent of the total generated waste in South Korea that year.
Yearly volume of municipal solid waste generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022
(in million tons)
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ME (South Korea). (December 29, 2023). Yearly volume of municipal solid waste generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353397/south-korea-municipal-waste-generation-yearly-volume/
ME (South Korea). "Yearly volume of municipal solid waste generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in million tons)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353397/south-korea-municipal-waste-generation-yearly-volume/
ME (South Korea). (2023). Yearly volume of municipal solid waste generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353397/south-korea-municipal-waste-generation-yearly-volume/
ME (South Korea). "Yearly Volume of Municipal Solid Waste Generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353397/south-korea-municipal-waste-generation-yearly-volume/
ME (South Korea), Yearly volume of municipal solid waste generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353397/south-korea-municipal-waste-generation-yearly-volume/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Yearly volume of municipal solid waste generated in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph], ME (South Korea), December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1353397/south-korea-municipal-waste-generation-yearly-volume/
