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Waste generation: total and by type of waste in Europe

Number of urban wastewater treatment plants (UWWTP) (1990-2012) in Europe

Waste treatment: total and by types of treatment

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EU27 (2020)

2016

2,097,360,000

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Portugal

2016

9,669,229

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EU27 (2020)

2004

1,897,000,000

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Portugal

2004

23,945,324

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Groups/Countries	Waste treatment type
Groups/Countries	Total		Deposit onto or into land		Land treatment and release into water bodies		Incineration without energy recovery		Incineration with energy recovery		Other recovery		Disposal
Years	2004	2016	2004	2016	2004	2016	2004	2016	2004	2016	2004	2016	2004	2016
European Union 27 (since 2020)	1,897,000,000	2,097,360,000	963,570,000	844,540,000	26,920,000	132,500,000	36,250,000	17,630,000	66,230,000	121,860,000	804,040,000	980,830,000	x	x
Austria	51,627,556	60,028,645	9,748,784	27,544,826	s0	0	1,858,338	...	3,630,429	...	36,390,005	28,824,304	0	0
Belgium	32,985,766	43,506,358	s4,269,669	2,768,296	s0	0	s2,565,146	1,797,742	s629,430	5,490,423	...	33,449,897	0	0
Bulgaria	195,064,838	116,858,250	192,647,013	97,226,102	103,151	13,100,240	144,660	11,917	47,831	461,872	2,122,183	6,058,119	0	0
Croatia	4,756,565	3,684,489	3,260,217	1,755,147	889,858	7,675	20,338	56	163,985	35,528	422,167	1,886,083	-	-
Cyprus	1,182,660	1,953,732	761,469	1,129,555	95,193	0	8,427	0	17,934	74,111	299,637	750,066	0	0
Czech Republic	22,521,031	22,913,480	5,862,578	3,800,386	94,458	4,060	40,605	80,980	787,987	1,032,496	15,735,403	17,995,558	0	0
Denmark	12,892,738	19,062,523	962,655	5,462,997	x	88,454	3,168,228	4,121	0	3,715,843	8,761,855	9,791,108	0	0
Estonia	15,410,921	19,872,869	11,532,595	12,860,063	4,017	0	2,457	59	267,861	506,587	3,603,991	6,506,160	0	0
Finland	67,015,648	125,455,649	40,252,515	110,410,717	6,833	29,672	156,171	54,816	9,323,847	5,688,462	17,276,282	9,271,982	0	0
France	s283,391,472	Pro304,814,284	s92,727,415	Pro83,272,354	509,000	Pro711,411	s886,000	Pro4,993,726	s15,108,000	Pro16,505,456	s174,161,057	199,331,337	s0	0
Germany	346,001,167	383,204,029	105,470,406	69,381,121	892,096	146,664	14,529,586	4,541,167	11,391,797	43,488,132	213,717,282	265,646,945	0	0
Greece	25,499,043	70,074,704	21,402,453	64,872,135	653,128	1,563,998	3,977	11,595	45,715	224,524	3,393,770	3,402,452	0	0
Hungary	9,826,086	13,960,246	7,269,365	4,778,463	s0	0	59,574	80,503	285,045	1,032,554	2,212,102	8,068,726	0	0
Ireland	18,227,850	11,767,578	6,404,041	2,930,827	s0	1,592,594	37,413	30,210	168,553	559,136	11,617,843	6,654,811	0	0
Italy	102,352,518	136,041,718	37,654,558	19,334,485	44,123	0	4,845,919	3,716,892	2,640,544	5,503,166	57,167,374	107,487,175	0	0
Latvia	988,139	1,836,259	652,697	373,459	15	175	322	198	31,478	124,961	303,627	1,337,466	0	0
Lithuania	4,579,718	4,810,390	3,290,154	2,709,312	68,443	13,898	28,614	1,919	161,637	277,687	1,030,870	1,807,574	0	0
Luxembourg	10,217,449	11,321,117	4,666,577	4,410,950	0	0	133,803	5	53,660	238,787	5,363,409	6,671,375	0	0
Malta	3,097,939	1,472,647	2,836,930	236,807	210,404	16,000	0	5,451	0	0	50,605	1,214,389	0	0
Netherlands	85,826,150	139,879,536	4,290,844	3,100,762	16,879,597	61,217,724	6,993,095	1,223,083	519,659	10,567,736	57,142,955	63,770,231	0	0
Poland	128,581,819	163,002,317	26,104,129	45,619,668	681,532	14,426	256,190	572,271	3,978,965	5,412,060	97,561,003	111,383,892	0	0
Portugal	23,945,324	9,669,229	10,948,131	3,351,372	166,547	0	77,171	23,271	2,614,150	1,170,911	10,139,325	5,123,675	0	0
Romania	210,514,539	175,698,723	203,032,014	162,092,906	40,067	3,188,090	9,158	99,951	888,800	2,480,323	6,544,500	7,837,453	0	0
Slovakia	12,104,130	7,923,648	4,754,960	3,735,915	181,420	48,639	76,330	36,345	526,080	557,782	6,565,340	3,544,967	0	0
Slovenia	4,990,764	4,810,258	1,542,112	333,473	0	0	105,862	37,357	391,788	231,365	2,951,002	4,208,063	0	0
Spain	136,220,011	106,715,249	99,165,213	57,246,541	2,791,767	4,006	172,997	13,491	3,173,976	3,829,151	30,916,058	45,622,060	0	0
Sweden	87,181,191	137,021,154	62,066,383	53,796,993	2,602,341	50,752,440	71,853	220,726	9,375,147	9,062,161	13,065,467	23,188,834	0	0
United Kingdom	217,189,763	214,287,230	111,086,988	52,271,462	14,694,951	28,187,428	1,449,121	5,684,551	4,224,160	7,331,068	85,734,543	120,812,717	0	0
Iceland	488,700	1,067,318	342,000	215,188	30,000	22,809	17,000	13,488	17,000	4,633	82,700	811,200	0	0
Norway	6,501,333	11,031,502	2,392,905	2,149,433	34,060	0	222,263	57,476	1,169,029	3,748,208	2,683,076	5,076,385	0	0

Sources/Entities: Eurostat | OECD | National Entities, PORDATA
Last updated: 2020-02-20

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