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Developed countries consume more than 60% of the world industrial raw materials and only comprise 22% of the world's population. [4] As a nation, the USA generates more waste than any other nation in the world with 4.5 pounds (2.0 kg) of municipal solid waste (MSW) per person per day, fifty five percent of which is contributed as residential ...
World Atlas of Biodiversity. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre [5] Energy. BP Statistical Review of World Energy [6] The International Energy Agency. Key World Energy Statistics [7] UN Energy Statistics Database [8] Fisheries. UN Food and Agriculture Organization [9] Forests. UN Food and Agriculture Organization [10] Fertilizer
The following table gives the percentages of municipal waste that is recycled, incinerated, incinerated to produce energy and landfilled. [ 1 ] Recycling rates by country 2019
2013 Waste Atlas report is dedicated to global solid waste management assessment and is based on data from 162 countries and 1,773 cities. [9] According to the outcomes of the report, current annual municipal solid waste generation is assessed to about 1.9 billion tonnes with almost 30% of it to remain uncollected. [ 10 ]
The latest Global E-waste Monitor shows that the world produced a record 62 million tonnes of e-waste in 2022. Only 22% of that waste was formally recycled. Only 22% of that waste was formally ...
postal statistics: World Bank Group Development Economics Data Group (DECDG) Data: World Health Organization Health Statistics and Information Systems (HSI) Data: World Tourism Organization Statistics and Tourism Satellite Account Programme Statistics: World Trade Organization Economic Research and Statistics Division Statistics
One city suffering from the negative results of the hazardous waste trade is Guiyu, China, which has been called the electronic waste dump of the world. It may be the world's largest e-waste dump, with workers dismantling over 1.5 million pounds of junked computers, cell phones and other electronic devices per year. [18]
In alignment with SDG 12.3, the report compiles 194 data points from 93 countries to illustrate the widespread nature of food waste, highlights the lack of disparity in waste levels across nations of varying income levels, and underscores the leadership roles of Japan and the UK among G20 nations in data tracking. It argues for a comprehensive ...