Query EU municipal waste generation and treatment statistics from the env_wasgen dataset via the Eurostat Statistics REST API
domain: ec.europa.eu · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Build a GET request to ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/env_wasgen, where env_wasgen is the dataset code for the waste generation/treatment table
Add format and lang query parameters (lang accepts only EN, FR, or DE; default is EN)
Add optional dimension filters as additional query parameters — any dimension present in the dataset (waste category, hazardousness, NACE Rev. 2 activity, reporting country, year) can be used as a filter
Parse the JSON-stat formatted response, which encodes dimensions and values compactly rather than as a flat table
Use the interactive Swagger UI at ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/swagger-ui to explore available filters before scripting
Known gotchas
Responses use the JSON-stat format, not a flat array, so most JSON parsers need a JSON-stat-aware library to unpack dimension/value pairs
lang only accepts EN, FR, or DE
Data is self-reported by EU member states on their own schedules, so recent years may show gaps or provisional flags for some countries
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