Hazardous waste generation in India FY 2022, by state

Published by Bruna Alves, Jan 29, 2024
In financial year 2022, India's western state of Gujarat generated over 4.2 million metric tons of hazardous waste. This was the largest quantity produced by any state in India, and represented more than one third of the total hazardous waste output across the South Asian country that year. Other major producers included Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.

Hazardous waste generated in India in FY 2022, by state (in metric tons)

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April 2023

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India

Survey time period

FY 2021

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* Unified data for UT of Jammu and Kashmir & UT of Ladakh.
India's financial year starts in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2022 started in April 2021 and ended in March 2022.

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