Spain vs Switzerland: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Spain
20.7%
in 2023
Switzerland
23.3%
in 2023
Spain rank
11th
Switzerland rank
10th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 23.3% against 20.7% in Spain, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 2.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 19.5% | 5.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 23.2% | 2.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 23.3% against 20.7% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Spain and Switzerland?
- 2.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Spain ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.