The given table delineates the figures for waste production in six different nations over 20 years.
Overall, the amount of waste generated in five countries: Ireland, Japan, Poland, Portugal, and the US increased, while waste production in Korea went down between 1980 and 2000. It is also notable that the generation of waste in the US was the highest figure for runoff footprint.
In 1980, the waste output in the US was about 131 million, while the figure for waste production in Japan, accounting for 28 million. By contrast, waste creation saw downward trends in Ireland, Portugal and Poland, at roughly 0.6, 2 and 4 million.
The amount of waste production in Japan, Poland, Portugal and US climbed to 53, 6.6, 5 and 192 million respectively from 1980 to 2000. Similarly, the figure for generation of waste in Ireland was 4,4 million in 1980 and no data recorded in 1990. Meanwhile, Korea started recording information in 1990 with 31 million but it decreased in 2000 by about 19 million.
