Lithuania vs Netherlands: Municipal waste recycling rate
Lithuania
23.26 Percentage
in 2015
Netherlands
24.61 Percentage
in 2015
Lithuania rank
21st
Netherlands rank
20th
Municipal waste recycling rate over time
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 24.61 Percentage against 23.26 Percentage in Lithuania, a difference of 1.35 Percentage.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 31 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 Percentage | 19.67 Percentage | 19.67 Percentage | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.21 Percentage | 25.75 Percentage | 24.55 Percentage | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 18.09 Percentage | 24.18 Percentage | 6.1 Percentage | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste recycling rate, Lithuania or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 24.61 Percentage against 23.26 Percentage in Lithuania as of 2015.
- What is the difference in municipal waste recycling rate between Lithuania and Netherlands?
- 1.35 Percentage, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Lithuania ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) β 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.