Top 10 World's Largest Waste Producing Countries: Indonesia Included

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Adi Ahdiat 26/06/2023 19:20 WIB

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According to a World Bank report, Indonesia was the fifth largest waste producer in the world in 2020.

Top 10 Waste-Producing Countries in the World (2020)

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In 2020, Indonesia was the fifth largest waste producer in the world. This is recorded in the World Bank's report titled *The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2023*.

According to the report, in 2020 Indonesia produced approximately 65.2 million tons of waste.

Above Indonesia were Brazil with 79 million tons, India with 189 million tons, the United States with 265 million tons, and at the top, China with approximately 395 million tons.

Other countries in the top 10 largest waste producers were Russia, Mexico, Germany, Japan, and France, with details as shown in the chart above.

Countries with high waste production usually have large populations. However, a country's waste volume is not solely determined by its population size, but also by its people's lifestyle.

"For example, the population of the United States is only about 5 percent of the global total population, but it produces about 14 percent of the world's waste," said the World Bank in its report.

"Waste production is also closely related to a country's income. Wealthier countries have higher consumption rates, and therefore produce more waste," it continued.

Nevertheless, the World Bank predicts that global waste growth in the coming decades will be more dominated by middle-income countries.

"Historically, global waste growth has come from upper-middle-income and high-income countries. But now, waste production in high-income countries is no longer increasing rapidly," said the World Bank.

"Waste from upper-middle-income countries is projected to increase by about 70%, and waste from lower-middle-income countries is projected to more than double by 2050," it continued.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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