Variable: Waste Management Issue Category

QoG Code: (epi_wmg)


Dataset: Environmental Performance Index Data 2022

Description:

Waste Management Issue Category consists of the indicator Controlled Solid Waste, which refers to the proportion of household and commercial waste generated in a country that is collected and treated in a manner that controls environmental risks. This metric counts waste as "controlled" if it is treated through recycling, composting, anaerobic digestion, incineration, or disposed of in a sanitary landfill. The issue category varies from 0 to 100.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2022-10-16
Last updated by source: 2022-06-06


Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 OECD Cross-section - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 180
Standard time-series: 180
OECD cross-section: 38


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 2019 to the year 2021