Japan vs Thailand: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Japan
19.4%
in 2021
Thailand
20.5%
in 2021
Japan rank
40th
Thailand rank
38th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.5% against 19.4% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 38th of 81 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 28.7% | 8.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 20.9% | 1.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.5% against 19.4% in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Japan and Thailand?
- 1.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Japan ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 38th 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.