Japan Environmental: Municipal Waste Generation: OECD Member: Annual
Municipal Waste Generated
Municipal Waste Generated data was reported at 41,669.000 Tonne th in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42,737.000 Tonne th for 2019. Municipal Waste Generated data is updated yearly, averaging 49,349.095 Tonne th from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2020, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54,833.000 Tonne th in 2000 and a record low of 41,669.000 Tonne th in 2020. Municipal Waste Generated data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Generation: OECD Member: Annual. Municipal waste includes household waste and similar waste. The definition also includes: - bulky waste (e.g. white goods, old furniture, mattresses); and - yard waste, leaves, grass clippings, street sweepings, the content of litter containers and market cleansing waste, if managed as waste. It includes waste originating from: households, commerce and trade, small businesses, office buildings and institutions (schools, hospitals, government buildings). It also includes: waste from selected municipal services, i.e. waste from park and garden maintenance, waste from street cleaning services (street sweepings, the content of litters containers, market cleansing waste). if managed as waste. It includes waste from these sources collected: door-to-door through traditional collection (mixed household waste), and fractions collected separately for recovery operations (through door-to-door collection and/or through voluntary deposits). Municipal waste refers to waste defined as above, collected by or on behalf of municipalities. The definition also includes waste from the same sources and similar in nature and composition which: are collected directly by the private sector (business or private non-profit institutions) not on behalf of municipalities (mainly separate collection for recovery purposes), originate from rural areas not served by a regular waste service, even if they are disposed by the generator. The definition excludes: waste from municipal sewage network and treatment, municipal construction and demolition waste.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 42,737.000 2019 | yearly | 1980 - 2019 |
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Municipal Waste Generated per Capita
Municipal Waste Generated per Capita data was reported at 330.323 kg in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 338.734 kg for 2019. Municipal Waste Generated per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 396.899 kg from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2020, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 432.008 kg in 2000 and a record low of 330.323 kg in 2020. Municipal Waste Generated per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Generation: OECD Member: Annual.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 330.323 2020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
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Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Other Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Other Municipal Waste data was reported at 11,653.000 Tonne th in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13,022.000 Tonne th for 2019. Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Other Municipal Waste data is updated yearly, averaging 13,086.000 Tonne th from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,990.000 Tonne th in 2000 and a record low of 11,653.000 Tonne th in 2020. Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Other Municipal Waste data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Generation: OECD Member: Annual.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13,022.000 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
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Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Waste from Households
Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Waste from Households data was reported at 29,246.000 Tonne th in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30,016.000 Tonne th for 2020. Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Waste from Households data is updated yearly, averaging 32,137.000 Tonne th from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2021, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36,984.000 Tonne th in 1995 and a record low of 29,246.000 Tonne th in 2021. Municipal Waste Generated: By Origin: Waste from Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Generation: OECD Member: Annual.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 29,246.000 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
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Municipal Waste Generated: By Type: Bulky Waste
Municipal Waste Generated: By Type: Bulky Waste data was reported at 1,974.000 Tonne th in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,848.000 Tonne th for 2019. Municipal Waste Generated: By Type: Bulky Waste data is updated yearly, averaging 2,000.000 Tonne th from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,166.000 Tonne th in 2000 and a record low of 1,737.000 Tonne th in 2017. Municipal Waste Generated: By Type: Bulky Waste data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Generation: OECD Member: Annual.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,848.000 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |