The collection and treatment of waste is regulated by the Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act. This was amended in 2020 to implement the requirements of European waste legislation. Waste management plans are drawn up in the individual countries for this purpose. For more information see: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/abfall-ressourcen/abfall-kreislaufwirtschaft

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Year Value Units Series
2010 49237 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2011 50237 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2012 49759 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2013 49570 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2014 51102 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2015 51625 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2016 52133 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2017 51790 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2018 50260 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2019 50643 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2020 50993 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total
2021 51793 1,000 tonnes Municipal solid waste in total

Data source: Federal Ministry of Justice and the Federal Office of Justice

Geographic coverage: Germany

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This overview contains information on the time series shown that are available in Germany and their compliance with the UN metadata. The national metadata contains supplementary methodological and country-specific information.

Time series available
  • Municipal solid waste regularly collected and treated
  • Municipal solid waste in total
Compliance with the UN metadata

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Data state

2024/06/27

This overview contains information on the metadata of the SDG indicator shown, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. The complete UN metadata is provided by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD).

Target

By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
Indicator name

Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
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UN custodian agency

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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