The construction sector in the European Union (EU-27) generated 807 million metric tons of waste in 2020. Over half of that amount was generated alone by the construction sectors in France and Germany each of them with more than 212 million metric tons of waste that year. The Netherlands was the third country on the list at a great distance.
Generation of waste by the construction industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country
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Eurostat. (May 30, 2023). Generation of waste by the construction industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399088/waste-generation-by-the-construction-industry-in-the-eu-by-country/
Eurostat. "Generation of waste by the construction industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399088/waste-generation-by-the-construction-industry-in-the-eu-by-country/
Eurostat. (2023). Generation of waste by the construction industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399088/waste-generation-by-the-construction-industry-in-the-eu-by-country/
Eurostat. "Generation of Waste by The Construction Industry in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2020, by Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399088/waste-generation-by-the-construction-industry-in-the-eu-by-country/
Eurostat, Generation of waste by the construction industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399088/waste-generation-by-the-construction-industry-in-the-eu-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Generation of waste by the construction industry in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399088/waste-generation-by-the-construction-industry-in-the-eu-by-country/