Waste generation refers to the total tonnage of waste that is disposed of and enters the waste management system for treatment in Ireland each year1.
Table 1. National Total Waste Generation
| Year | Overall Waste Generation CSO (t) | Overall Waste Generation EPA (t) |
| 2012 | 12,713,021 | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | 15,166,830 | |
| 2015 | ||
| 2016 | 15,251,689 | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | 13,986,757 | |
| 2019 | ||
| 2020 | 16,192,033 | |
| 2021 | 17,597,245 | |
| 2022 | 15,678,131 |
Open in Excel: National Total Waste Generation Data Archive Excel (XLS 9KB)
Open in CSV : National Total Waste Generation Data Archive CSV (CSV 1KB)For more information on the calculation of national waste generation see: Waste Generation | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)
1. National waste generation is calculated every second year by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) based on EPA's waste data. In 2021, the Circular Economy and Waste Statistic's team calculated national waste generation using a different methodology.