In 2023, there was over 175,000 tons of clothing and textile waste in Germany. This was an increase compared to the previous year. However, figures peaked at 187,000 tons of waste in 2020.
Volume of clothing and textile waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023
(in 1,000 tons)
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (December 16, 2024). Volume of clothing and textile waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396476/clothing-textile-waste-volume-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Volume of clothing and textile waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. December 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396476/clothing-textile-waste-volume-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Volume of clothing and textile waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396476/clothing-textile-waste-volume-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Volume of Clothing and Textile Waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396476/clothing-textile-waste-volume-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Volume of clothing and textile waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396476/clothing-textile-waste-volume-germany/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Volume of clothing and textile waste in Germany from 2004 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, December 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396476/clothing-textile-waste-volume-germany/