This statistic depicts the per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017. During fiscal year 2017, approximately 2.7 metric tons of waste were generated per person in Australia.
Per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017
(in metric tons)
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 for municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste and commercial and industrial waste streams.
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). Per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989786/australia-waste-generation-per-capita/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in metric tons)." Chart. November 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989786/australia-waste-generation-per-capita/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2018). Per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989786/australia-waste-generation-per-capita/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Per Capita Volume of Waste Generated in Australia from Financial Year 2009 to 2017 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989786/australia-waste-generation-per-capita/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989786/australia-waste-generation-per-capita/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Per capita volume of waste generated in Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in metric tons) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), November 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989786/australia-waste-generation-per-capita/
