The table shows how much waste were produced in six different countries in 1988, 1992 and 2000.
Looking from an overall perspective waste production in most countries trended upwards, and the only nation which bucked the trend was Ireland where the number dropped. Despite a rise Scotland remained as a lowest number whereas The United States stood out with the most considerable growth.
Regarding the countries which showed minimal changes, Ireland and Poland produced 10 million tonnes waste, in 1988 before showing inverse patterns. The former nation increased to 16 a number that dropped to 9.9 in 2000, while the latter grew to 18 despite a dip to 2.89 in 1992. Scotland recorded the lowest numbers throughout the period, starting with 3, rising to 5, up 3 million tonnes from 1992.
As for the countries which recorded relatively big changes, Canada produces 20 million tonnes waste, 5 million higher than Japan. Canada dipped by 1 before more than recovering to 29. In contract, Japan rose gradually to rank third in 2000 at 25 million. Among all these nations UK changed more considerably, maintaining dominance during the given period. Started at 107, surge to 150 in 1992 before finishing the period at 209.
