Canada vs France: Municipal waste recycling rate
Canada
17.91 Percentage
in 2012
France
22.25 Percentage
in 2015
Canada rank
25th
France rank
22nd
Municipal waste recycling rate over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 22.25 Percentage against 17.91 Percentage in Canada, a difference of 4.34 Percentage.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 25th and France ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.01 Percentage | 10.37 Percentage | 9.65 Percentage | Canada |
| 2000s | 17.3 Percentage | 15.31 Percentage | 1.99 Percentage | Canada |
| 2010s | 17.83 Percentage | 19.45 Percentage | 1.61 Percentage | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste recycling rate, Canada or France?
- France, at 22.25 Percentage against 17.91 Percentage in Canada as of 2015.
- What is the difference in municipal waste recycling rate between Canada and France?
- 4.34 Percentage, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2012.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Canada ranks 25th and France ranks 22nd of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.