France generated an estimated 36.6 million metric tons of municipal waste in 2022. This represented a decrease of roughly four percent in comparison to the previous year, when municipal waste generation in the European country reached a record high of 38.3 million metric tons. The volume of municipal waste generated in France has been on an upward trajectory over the last two decades.
Generation of municipal waste in France from 1995 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Waste generation in thousand metric tons
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Municipal waste is mainly produced by households. Similar wastes from sources such as commerce, offices and public institutions are also included. Waste from agriculture and from industries are not included.
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Eurostat. (February 8, 2024). Generation of municipal waste in France from 1995 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459133/annual-municipal-waste-generation-france/
Eurostat. "Generation of municipal waste in France from 1995 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. February 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459133/annual-municipal-waste-generation-france/
Eurostat. (2024). Generation of municipal waste in France from 1995 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459133/annual-municipal-waste-generation-france/
Eurostat. "Generation of Municipal Waste in France from 1995 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459133/annual-municipal-waste-generation-france/
Eurostat, Generation of municipal waste in France from 1995 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459133/annual-municipal-waste-generation-france/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Generation of municipal waste in France from 1995 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, February 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459133/annual-municipal-waste-generation-france/
