Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)

Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes, per km sq of land area and per capita): Hazardous waste collected + Hazardous waste given by generator to treatment or disposal facilities + Estimation of Unaccounted for hazardous waste

INDICATOR 12.4.2 (a)
Hazardous waste generated. Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes, per km sq of land area and per capita): Hazardous waste collected + Hazardous waste given by generator to treatment or disposal facilities + Estimation of Unaccounted for hazardous waste
TARGET 12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.
GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)

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INDICATOR 12.4.2 (a)
Hazardous waste generated. Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes, per km sq of land area and per capita): Hazardous waste collected + Hazardous waste given by generator to treatment or disposal facilities + Estimation of Unaccounted for hazardous waste
TARGET 12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.
GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)

INDICATOR 12.4.2 (a)
Hazardous waste generated. Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes, per km sq of land area and per capita): Hazardous waste collected + Hazardous waste given by generator to treatment or disposal facilities + Estimation of Unaccounted for hazardous waste
TARGET 12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.
GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Indicator 12.4.2 (a)

Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)

Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.0
Andorra .. .. 13.7 29.1 24.9 26.5 20.7 19.3 17.1 15.0 15.1 ..
Armenia 158.0 161.4 199.6 199.5 192.8 214.8 188.6 180.1 202.3 9104.1 8954.8 ..
Austria .. 126.0 .. 149.0 .. 144.0 .. 149.0 .. 144.0 .. 163.0
Azerbaijan 19.8 31.3 21.1 46.9 19.4 63.0 18.6 31.4 29.0 27.6 23.8 ..
Belarus 97.2 136.5 146.1 177.8 124.5 167.6 171.8 226.8 213.5 237.4 211.1 ..
Belgium .. 251.0 .. 264.0 .. 336.0 .. 343.0 .. 342.0 .. 189.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. 246.0 .. 2.0 .. 4.0 .. 4.0 .. 3.0 .. 4.0
Bulgaria .. 1835.0 .. 1690.0 .. 1870.0 .. 1912.0 .. 2012.0 .. 2172.0
Croatia .. 28.0 .. 31.0 .. 42.0 .. 43.0 .. 46.0 .. 47.0
Cyprus .. 36.0 .. 203.0 .. 187.0 .. 258.0 .. 36.0 .. 63.0
Czechia .. 141.0 .. 110.0 .. 103.0 .. 159.0 .. 164.0 .. 146.0
Denmark .. 218.0 .. 304.0 .. 351.0 .. 361.0 .. 235.0 .. 223.0
Estonia .. 6925.0 .. 7919.0 .. 7358.0 .. 8230.0 .. 1198.0 .. 1130.0
Finland .. 305.0 .. 366.0 .. 435.0 .. 344.0 .. 592.0 .. 5267.0
France .. 173.0 .. 163.0 .. 165.0 .. 180.0 .. 166.0 .. 167.0
Germany .. 273.0 .. 269.0 .. 280.0 .. 292.0 .. 282.0 .. 272.0
Greece .. 27.0 .. 20.0 .. 47.0 .. 58.0 .. 52.0 .. 71.0
Hungary .. 71.0 .. 60.0 .. 47.0 .. 56.0 .. 59.0 .. 62.0
Iceland .. 51.0 .. 111.0 .. 143.0 .. 92.0 .. 113.0 .. ..
Ireland .. 104.0 .. 104.0 .. 112.0 .. 130.0 .. 178.0 .. 130.0
Italy .. 151.0 .. 146.0 .. 160.0 .. 168.0 .. 168.0 .. 171.0
Kazakhstan 24943.4 20812.5 22035.1 19179.7 14104.4 8374.1 6927.4 8089.4 9624.8 7262.0 2192.6 ..
Kyrgyzstan 1828.6 875.4 1391.2 1758.2 1775.0 2056.6 2066.3 .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia .. 47.0 .. 52.0 .. 34.0 .. 40.0 .. 74.0 .. 31.0
Liechtenstein 482.6 385.5 389.4 310.2 208.7 230.3 245.8 294.8 201.1 192.4 220.4 ..
Lithuania .. 46.0 .. 56.0 .. 61.0 .. 69.0 .. 92.0 .. 85.0
Luxembourg .. 593.0 .. 426.0 .. 613.0 .. 708.0 .. 397.0 .. 722.0
Malta .. 91.0 .. 85.0 .. 296.0 .. 68.0 .. 81.0 .. 84.0
Monaco .. .. 8.5 8.4 8.5 270.0 259.8 269.6 329.3 598.6 316.9 ..
Montenegro .. 337.0 .. 436.0 .. 524.0 .. 546.0 .. 553.0 .. 477.0
Netherlands .. 290.0 .. 287.0 .. 301.0 .. 298.0 .. 288.0 .. 246.0
North Macedonia .. 329.0 .. 20.0 .. 28.0 .. 10.0 .. 202.0 .. 224.0
Norway .. 271.0 .. 310.0 .. 310.0 .. 308.0 .. 347.0 .. 349.0
Poland .. 46.0 .. 44.0 .. 50.0 .. 100.0 .. 59.0 .. 61.0
Portugal .. 70.0 .. 71.0 .. 81.0 .. 108.0 .. 91.0 .. 79.0
Republic of Moldova 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 2.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 2.8 1.3 1.6 ..
Romania .. 34.0 .. 30.0 .. 32.0 .. 38.0 .. 40.0 .. 57.0
Russian Federation 838.2 791.4 810.4 861.7 760.9 677.2 740.6 876.2 690.3 673.7 812.3 ..
Serbia 1679.1 1903.0 2215.3 1785.0 2203.8 2441.0 .. 2199.0 .. 1645.0 .. 4444.0
Slovakia .. 68.0 .. 69.0 .. 91.0 .. 83.0 .. 80.0 .. 91.0
Slovenia .. 65.0 .. 75.0 .. 60.0 .. 62.0 .. 63.0 .. 63.0
Spain .. 67.0 .. 64.0 .. 68.0 .. 69.0 .. 70.0 .. 74.0
Sweden .. 283.0 .. 265.0 .. 240.0 .. 283.0 .. 768.0 .. 684.0
Türkiye .. 53.0 .. 44.0 .. 70.0 .. 183.0 .. 368.0 .. 318.0
Ukraine 31.5 30.1 20.4 16.4 13.1 13.9 13.6 14.1 12.5 .. .. ..
Uzbekistan .. .. .. 1.3 1.3 1.4 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 ..
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.0
Andorra .. .. 13.7 29.1 24.9 26.5 20.7 19.3 17.1 15.0 15.1 ..
Armenia 158.0 161.4 199.6 199.5 192.8 214.8 188.6 180.1 202.3 9104.1 8954.8 ..
Austria .. 126.0 .. 149.0 .. 144.0 .. 149.0 .. 144.0 .. 163.0
Azerbaijan 19.8 31.3 21.1 46.9 19.4 63.0 18.6 31.4 29.0 27.6 23.8 ..
Belarus 97.2 136.5 146.1 177.8 124.5 167.6 171.8 226.8 213.5 237.4 211.1 ..
Belgium .. 251.0 .. 264.0 .. 336.0 .. 343.0 .. 342.0 .. 189.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. 246.0 .. 2.0 .. 4.0 .. 4.0 .. 3.0 .. 4.0
Bulgaria .. 1835.0 .. 1690.0 .. 1870.0 .. 1912.0 .. 2012.0 .. 2172.0
Croatia .. 28.0 .. 31.0 .. 42.0 .. 43.0 .. 46.0 .. 47.0
Cyprus .. 36.0 .. 203.0 .. 187.0 .. 258.0 .. 36.0 .. 63.0
Czechia .. 141.0 .. 110.0 .. 103.0 .. 159.0 .. 164.0 .. 146.0
Denmark .. 218.0 .. 304.0 .. 351.0 .. 361.0 .. 235.0 .. 223.0
Estonia .. 6925.0 .. 7919.0 .. 7358.0 .. 8230.0 .. 1198.0 .. 1130.0
Finland .. 305.0 .. 366.0 .. 435.0 .. 344.0 .. 592.0 .. 5267.0
France .. 173.0 .. 163.0 .. 165.0 .. 180.0 .. 166.0 .. 167.0
Germany .. 273.0 .. 269.0 .. 280.0 .. 292.0 .. 282.0 .. 272.0
Greece .. 27.0 .. 20.0 .. 47.0 .. 58.0 .. 52.0 .. 71.0
Hungary .. 71.0 .. 60.0 .. 47.0 .. 56.0 .. 59.0 .. 62.0
Iceland .. 51.0 .. 111.0 .. 143.0 .. 92.0 .. 113.0 .. ..
Ireland .. 104.0 .. 104.0 .. 112.0 .. 130.0 .. 178.0 .. 130.0
Italy .. 151.0 .. 146.0 .. 160.0 .. 168.0 .. 168.0 .. 171.0
Kazakhstan 24943.4 20812.5 22035.1 19179.7 14104.4 8374.1 6927.4 8089.4 9624.8 7262.0 2192.6 ..
Kyrgyzstan 1828.6 875.4 1391.2 1758.2 1775.0 2056.6 2066.3 .. .. .. .. ..
Latvia .. 47.0 .. 52.0 .. 34.0 .. 40.0 .. 74.0 .. 31.0
Liechtenstein 482.6 385.5 389.4 310.2 208.7 230.3 245.8 294.8 201.1 192.4 220.4 ..
Lithuania .. 46.0 .. 56.0 .. 61.0 .. 69.0 .. 92.0 .. 85.0
Luxembourg .. 593.0 .. 426.0 .. 613.0 .. 708.0 .. 397.0 .. 722.0
Malta .. 91.0 .. 85.0 .. 296.0 .. 68.0 .. 81.0 .. 84.0
Monaco .. .. 8.5 8.4 8.5 270.0 259.8 269.6 329.3 598.6 316.9 ..
Montenegro .. 337.0 .. 436.0 .. 524.0 .. 546.0 .. 553.0 .. 477.0
Netherlands .. 290.0 .. 287.0 .. 301.0 .. 298.0 .. 288.0 .. 246.0
North Macedonia .. 329.0 .. 20.0 .. 28.0 .. 10.0 .. 202.0 .. 224.0
Norway .. 271.0 .. 310.0 .. 310.0 .. 308.0 .. 347.0 .. 349.0
Poland .. 46.0 .. 44.0 .. 50.0 .. 100.0 .. 59.0 .. 61.0
Portugal .. 70.0 .. 71.0 .. 81.0 .. 108.0 .. 91.0 .. 79.0
Republic of Moldova 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 2.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 2.8 1.3 1.6 ..
Romania .. 34.0 .. 30.0 .. 32.0 .. 38.0 .. 40.0 .. 57.0
Russian Federation 838.2 791.4 810.4 861.7 760.9 677.2 740.6 876.2 690.3 673.7 812.3 ..
Serbia 1679.1 1903.0 2215.3 1785.0 2203.8 2441.0 .. 2199.0 .. 1645.0 .. 4444.0
Slovakia .. 68.0 .. 69.0 .. 91.0 .. 83.0 .. 80.0 .. 91.0
Slovenia .. 65.0 .. 75.0 .. 60.0 .. 62.0 .. 63.0 .. 63.0
Spain .. 67.0 .. 64.0 .. 68.0 .. 69.0 .. 70.0 .. 74.0
Sweden .. 283.0 .. 265.0 .. 240.0 .. 283.0 .. 768.0 .. 684.0
Türkiye .. 53.0 .. 44.0 .. 70.0 .. 183.0 .. 368.0 .. 318.0
Ukraine 31.5 30.1 20.4 16.4 13.1 13.9 13.6 14.1 12.5 .. .. ..
Uzbekistan .. .. .. 1.3 1.3 1.4 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 ..
INDICATOR 12.4.2 (a)
Hazardous waste generated. Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes, per km sq of land area and per capita): Hazardous waste collected + Hazardous waste given by generator to treatment or disposal facilities + Estimation of Unaccounted for hazardous waste
TARGET 12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.
GOAL 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
See United Nations Global SDG Database

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