Production de déchets - Comparaison européenne
L’objectif à long terme des politiques de gestion des déchets de l’Union européenne est de réduire le volume de déchets produits et, lorsque leur production est inévitable, de les valoriser comme une ressource. C’est pourquoi, chaque Etat membre doit, tous les deux ans depuis 2004, fournir à la Commission européenne un ensemble de données sur la production et le traitement des déchets selon une méthodologie commune (règlement statistique européen sur les déchets). En 2018, l’Union européenne est à l’origine de 2,6 milliards de tonnes de déchets, soit 5,2 tonnes par habitant. La production de déchets municipaux s’élève à 251,9 millions de tonnes en Europe dont 35,9 millions de tonnes pour la France pour l’année 2018.
The long-term objective of the European Union's waste management policies is to reduce the volume of waste produced and, when their production is unavoidable, to use them as a resource. This is why each Member State must, every two years since 2004, provide the European Commission with a set of data on waste production and treatment according to a common methodology (European statistical regulation on waste). In 2018, the European Union generated 2.6 billion tonnes of waste, equivalent to 5.2 tonnes per capita. Municipal waste production reached 251.9 million tonnes in Europe, of which 35.9 million tonnes for France in 2018.
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- Waste production in the European UnionLevels and European comparisonIn 2018, at the European level, production reached 2,610 million tonnes, representing an increase of 2.9% compared to 2016. This averages 5.1 tonnes per capita. France is at the European average, but excluding "main mineral waste" it falls below (1.5 tonne/capita versus 1.8 tonne/capita for the European average).Country disparitiesSignificant disparities exist between countries, linked to their own characteristics (institutional, industrial, demographic, etc.), as well as the quality of their information systems.Data by country• European Union - 28 countries: 2,609,160 thousand tonnes: of which hazardous 107,680: 5.1 tonnes/capita: 1.8 • Germany: 405,524: 24,194: 4.9: 1.9 • France: 343,307: 12,098: 5.1: 1.5 • United Kingdom: 282,210: 6,195: 4.2: 1.9 • Romania: 203,203: 737: 10.4: 1.1 • Poland: 175,144: 3,805: 4.6: 2.1 • Italy: 172,503: 10,138: 2.9: 1.9 • Netherlands: 145,241: 5,159: 8.4: 2.6 • Sweden: 138,668: 2,882: 13.6: 2.1 • Spain: 137,823: 3,224: 2.9: 1.5 • Bulgaria: 129,752: 13,432: 18.5: 3.1 • Finland: 128,195: 2,025: 23.2: 2.6 • Belgium: 67,613: 3,490: 5.9: 3.5 • Austria: 65,666: 1,314: 7.4: 1.9 • Greece: 45,593: 623: 4.2: 1.5 • Czechia: 27,913: 1,398: 2.6: 1.3 • Estonia: 23,186: 10,880: 17.5: 9.7 • Denmark: 21,446: 2,092: 3.7: 1.8 • Hungary: 18,370: 543: 1.9: 1.1 • Portugal: 15,895: 1,115: 1.5: 1.3 • Ireland: 13,987: 631: 2.9: 1.6 • Slovakia: 12,402: 450: 2.3: 1.6 • Luxembourg: 9,014: 431: 14.8: 2.3 • Slovenia: 8,221: 129: 4.0: 1.5 • Lithuania: 7,081: 193: 2.5: 1.4 • Croatia: 5,543: 174: 1.4: 0.9 • Malta: 2,507: 30: 5.2: 1.1 • Cyprus: 2,302: 224: 2.6: 0.9 • Latvia: 1,774: 77: 0.9: 0.7 • Download data file (15.1 kio, Excel Document)
- Municipal waste production in the European UnionDefinition and levelsMunicipal waste production in the European Union is tracked annually by EUROSTAT. These are defined as household waste and similar waste, excluding debris and rubble. Within the 28-member European Union, in 2018, they represent 251.9 million tonnes in Europe, of which 35.9 million tonnes for France, equivalent to 491 kg per capita.Country disparitiesThis average, however, masks significant disparities (272 kg/capita in Romania, 535 kg/capita for France, 814 kg/capita in Denmark), each country having its own specific organization in waste management (inclusion or exclusion of waste produced by private and public institutions, etc.).Evolution 2005-2018• France: 2005 529: 2006 535: 2007 542: 2008 538: 2009 534: 2010 534: 2011 534: 2012 527: 2013 520: 2014 517: 2015 516: 2016 530: 2017 535: 2018 535 • Europe: 2005 515: 2006 522: 2007 524: 2008 521: 2009 511: 2010 504: 2011 498: 2012 486: 2013 479: 2014 478: 2015 481: 2016 489: 2017 491: 2018 491 • Download data file (14.1 kio, Excel Document)
