Management of municipal solid waste in Russia
million tonnes
Volumes of waste generation, processing, and recycling in the country from 2020 to 2023 are presented in million tonnes. Rows are categorized by waste management stages, allowing for a comparison of the share of generated waste that reaches processing or disposal facilities. Data are annual and cover all Russian territories, including various regions and localities. These indicators provide an overview of changing environmental pressure and the efficiency of waste processing capacities
Chart of municipal solid waste management in Russia from 2020 to 2023, in million tonnes
- Образовано ТКО
- Обработано ТКО
- Утилизировано и обезврежено ТКО
- Захоронено ТКО на эксплуатируемых объектах
Set in numbers
The table holds 4 series in million tonnes, running from 2020 to 2023, 4 reporting periods. 16 values in total.
“Образовано ТКО” declined by 2.9% between 2020 and 2023, from 48.5 to 47.1. The lowest value in the series is 45.9 in 2022.
All table numbers are series: 4
| Series | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Образовано ТКО | 48,50 | 48,40 | 45,90 | 47,10 |
| Обработано ТКО | 18,70 | 22,50 | 22,40 | 23,60 |
| Утилизировано и обезврежено ТКО | 3,30 | 5,70 | 4,20 | 4,50 |
| Захоронено ТКО на эксплуатируемых объектах | 36,10 | 44,50 | 36,80 | 38,10 |
How to read this table
The difference between row indicators allows for an assessment of waste management system efficiency. By comparing generated waste volumes with processing and recycling volumes, one can track infrastructure capacity changes over four years. All values are in million tonnes, facilitating the comparison of waste production and recycling scales
What is visible in these numbers
“Образовано ТКО” leads the table with 47.1 million tonnes, “Утилизировано и обезврежено ТКО” closes it with 4.5 million tonnes. The gap between them is 10.5-fold.
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Period and application
Statistics are published based on annual reports covering the period from 2020 to 2023. Environmental data in a time-series format assist waste management specialists and environmental agencies in analyzing the current situation. Data are updated as new annual Rosstat collections are released
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