Waste management in Germany
Germany: Waste management was 6.55 billion in 2022. β² Rising
Waste management in Germany, 2000β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 6.55 billion for waste management in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste management in Germany peaked at 6.55 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.13 billion, in 2002.
That places Germany 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 billion | 4.13 billion | 5.20 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 billion | 4.64 billion | 5.78 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.15 billion | 5.74 billion | 6.55 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 10.9% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 1,560 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 16.5% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 44.33 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste management in Germany?
- Waste management in Germany was 6.55 billion in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest waste management recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste management recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 billion in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for waste management?
- Germany ranks 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste management rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Waste management (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).