Denmark vs Spain: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Denmark
23.9%
in 2022
Spain
20.7%
in 2023
Denmark rank
8th
Spain rank
11th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 23.9% against 20.7% in Spain, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 17.6% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 2.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 2.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Denmark or Spain?
- Denmark, at 23.9% against 20.7% in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Denmark and Spain?
- 3.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.