This statistic depicts the total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017. During fiscal year 2017, approximately 13.8 million metric tons of municipal solid waste were generated in Australia.
Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017
(in million metric tons)
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Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017
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Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Supplementary notes
Note: Figures include core waste and ash generation.
The source did not provide data for financial year 2012 and 2013.
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (November 19, 2018). Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989490/australia-municipal-solid-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989490/australia-municipal-solid-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2018). Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989490/australia-municipal-solid-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Total Volume of Municipal Solid Waste Generated in Australia from Financial Year 2009 to 2017 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989490/australia-municipal-solid-waste-generation-volume/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989490/australia-municipal-solid-waste-generation-volume/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Total volume of municipal solid waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), November 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989490/australia-municipal-solid-waste-generation-volume/
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