Explore Eurostat’s EU waste generation data to see how total waste is distributed across sectors and how those shares change over time.
Methodology & definitions
Source: Eurostat waste generation dataset (env_wasgen).
Geography: EU total (EU27).
Units: Values are shown in thousand tonnes (CSV column tonnes_k).
Sector labels: Sector names are shortened for readability (e.g., “Water & waste services”). “Households” represents household waste generation in the dataset.
Sources
- Eurostat Statistics Explained: Waste statistics
- Eurostat dataset: env_wasgen (Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 activity)
Data source: Eurostat env_wasgen. EU total (EU27). Annual values in thousand tonnes.
Waste by sector (selected year)
Total EU waste over time
Sector shares over time (Top 5 + Other)
This view groups smaller sectors into “Other” to keep trends readable.