Estimated number of illegal dumps in Europe 2024, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 16, 2024

Waste is illegally dumped at thousands of sites across Europe. There were more than 15 thousand illegal dumps reported in Romania as of July 2024. This was followed by Slovakia and Albania, which had 11,797 and 9,046 illegal dumps, respectively. Romania has the largest share of waste managed by landfilling across the European Union.

Number of illegal dumps reported in Europe as of 2024, by country

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July 2024

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Europe

Survey time period

July 2024

Supplementary notes

The illegal dumps vary in size, from fitting into a bag to needing a car for removal. 

Figures also include dumps that have been cleaned since the reporting. According to the source, around 12 percent of reported dumps have been cleaned.

The release date given is the date of access.

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