Denmark vs Kuwait: Municipal waste recycled

Denmark

2.16 million tonnes

in 2022

Kuwait

1.79 million tonnes

in 2021

Denmark rank

21st

Kuwait rank

24th

Municipal waste recycled over time

Denmark currently reports 2.16 million tonnes against 1.79 million tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 376,000 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 21st and Kuwait ranks 24th of 86 countries.

Indicator: Municipal waste recycled
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 86 places, 1,389 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)