Australia vs Colombia: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Australia
18.6%
in 2021
Colombia
16.7%
in 2016
Australia rank
43rd
Colombia rank
45th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 18.6% against 16.7% in Colombia, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 45th of 81 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Australia or Colombia?
- Australia, at 18.6% against 16.7% in Colombia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Australia and Colombia?
- 1.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2016.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Australia ranks 43rd and Colombia ranks 45th of 81 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.