Dataset

Indicator 12.4.2: Hazardous waste treated or disposed rate (percent)

Waste Management (Non-Sanitation)GlobalUnited Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Dataset Objective

To show the percentage rate of hazardous waste treated or disposed.

Context

It covers the period of 2000 to 2019. This dataset is part of the Global SDG Indicator database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

What is included

This dataset contains the percentage rates of hazardous waste treated or disposed of by different countries. Data also entails the sustainable development goal code, goal label, description, target code, target description, global locations, geographic area name and code, parent geographic area name, geographic area type, earliest and latest years, available years, among other attributes.

Collection Methods

Data was collected through waste monitoring, records from municipal governments and supplemented by satellite images.