Figure 6 background data - Composting
Composted amounts, kt	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Composting of garden waste	130	161	193	225	256	288	320	351	383	414	376	452	528	551	634	677	630	685	716	682	737	782	876	795	655	625	592	573	597	576	668	643	638	614	645	471	431	433	324	202
Composting of organic waste from households and other sources	5	7	9	11	13	16	19	23	26	29	40	38	47	43	49	47	52	63	66	53	45	48	44	46	70	76	83	61	24	45	87	47	56	31	33	63	92	32	90	71
Composting of sludge	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	7	57	134	218	211	348	336	53	50	67	91	87	87	74	61	162	157	200	197	258	279	153	154	194	172	305	327	343
Home composting of garden and vegetable food waste	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Raw compost	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	192	183	178	177	141	212	191	247	262	240	250	411	422	347	481	607
Total	157.6	191.5	225.3	259.5	293.6	329.1	364.6	399.9	435.3	470.7	443.7	516.8	602.9	672.0	838.2	963.3	914.4	1117.5	1139.6	809.8	854.0	919.2	1033.3	950.1	1026.2	981.3	936.3	995.2	941.2	1055.9	1166.6	1217.5	1258.1	1061.1	1105.4	1161.9	1140.8	1140.9	1246.1	1248.2
NO: Not occuring
Updated: 25/2-2026