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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes) by country

Countries reporting
84
Highest
35.04 million tonnes
Germany
Lowest
0 tonnes
Andorra
Median
563,518 tonnes
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,491

What the numbers show

Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 35.04 million tonnes in Germany; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 563,518 tonnes, and the mean is 2.27 million tonnes.

Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 3,443.1%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 94.1%).

Municipal waste recycled: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 35.04 million tonnes 2023 up 10.8% rising
2 Italy 14.66 million tonnes 2023 up 25.8% rising
3 France 14.51 million tonnes 2023 up 9.6% rising
4 Republic of Korea 13.17 million tonnes 2022 up 26.2% rising
5 Spain 9.32 million tonnes 2023 up 35.3% rising
6 Thailand 9.31 million tonnes 2023 up 85.5% rising
7 Japan 8.04 million tonnes 2021 down 12.2% falling
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.66 million tonnes 2023 down 9.5% rising
9 Canada 6.75 million tonnes 2020 up 14.7% rising
10 Malaysia 5.40 million tonnes 2023 up 241.9% volatile
11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4.88 million tonnes 2023 up 10.8% rising
12 Belgium 4.53 million tonnes 2023 up 76.1% rising
13 Austria 4.48 million tonnes 2023 up 58.5% rising
14 Türkiye 4.32 million tonnes 2021 up 39.7% rising
15 Singapore 3.83 million tonnes 2021 down 4.3% rising
16 Poland 3.71 million tonnes 2023 up 116.6% volatile
17 Switzerland 3.14 million tonnes 2023 up 7.8% rising
18 Czechia 2.54 million tonnes 2023 up 225.2% volatile
19 Australia 2.35 million tonnes 2023 down 44.4% falling
20 Denmark 2.10 million tonnes 2023 up 6.6% rising
21 Mexico 2.10 million tonnes 2012 up 169.1% rising
22 Colombia 1.90 million tonnes 2016 — rising
23 Norway 1.67 million tonnes 2023 up 69.0% rising
24 Portugal 1.63 million tonnes 2023 up 37.4% rising
25 Sweden 1.63 million tonnes 2023 down 22.8% rising
26 Belarus 1.41 million tonnes 2023 up 220.1% volatile
27 Hungary 1.38 million tonnes 2023 up 39.3% volatile
28 Oman 1.36 million tonnes 2024 — rising
29 Ireland 1.31 million tonnes 2020 up 28.8% rising
30 Slovakia 1.29 million tonnes 2023 up 628.2% volatile
31 Finland 1.17 million tonnes 2023 up 34.2% rising
32 Kuwait 1.15 million tonnes 2023 down 43.3% rising
33 Argentina 1.04 million tonnes 2022 up 26.8% rising
34 Brazil 1.02 million tonnes 2015 up 219.3% volatile
35 Greece 948,000 tonnes 2023 up 13.7% rising
36 Romania 722,000 tonnes 2023 up 7.8% volatile
37 Croatia 660,000 tonnes 2023 up 156.8% volatile
38 Slovenia 656,000 tonnes 2023 up 120.9% volatile
39 United Arab Emirates 650,901 tonnes 2023 up 28.3% falling
40 Lithuania 632,000 tonnes 2023 up 77.5% volatile
41 Morocco 581,712 tonnes 2015 up 347.5% rising
42 Kazakhstan 566,900 tonnes 2023 up 3,443.1% volatile
43 Bahrain 560,136 tonnes 2021 — volatile
44 Bulgaria 526,000 tonnes 2023 down 41.2% rising
45 Serbia 469,000 tonnes 2023 up 1,776.0% volatile
46 Israel 467,388 tonnes 2023 up 32.2% falling
47 Latvia 443,000 tonnes 2022 up 361.5% volatile
48 Niger 390,000 tonnes 2005 up 41.9% rising
49 Cuba 295,300 tonnes 2020 up 45.1% flat
50 Luxembourg 270,000 tonnes 2023 up 74.2% rising
51 Qatar 224,000 tonnes 2023 up 91.5% rising
52 Ghana 205,662 tonnes 2017 up 165.4% volatile
53 Estonia 194,000 tonnes 2023 up 185.3% rising
54 Réunion 162,891 tonnes 2021 up 63.8% volatile
55 Costa Rica 142,200 tonnes 2023 up 708.0% volatile
56 Cyprus 100,000 tonnes 2023 up 31.6% volatile
57 Barbados 84,068 tonnes 2021 up 60.0% volatile
58 Peru 80,251 tonnes 2021 up 366.9% volatile
59 Iceland 71,000 tonnes 2023 up 42.0% rising
60 Chile 60,024 tonnes 2023 up 584.4% volatile
61 Malta 58,000 tonnes 2023 up 81.2% rising
62 State of Palestine 54,800 tonnes 2022 up 265.3% volatile
63 Guadeloupe 34,854 tonnes 2021 up 631.8% volatile
64 Bangladesh 33,550 tonnes 2021 down 94.1% volatile
65 Martinique 21,463 tonnes 2021 up 216.2% volatile
66 Guatemala 15,400 tonnes 2006 up 22.2% rising
67 Ukraine 14,900 tonnes 2023 up 58.5% volatile
68 Curaçao 14,193 tonnes 2017 down 23.1% volatile
69 Mauritius 13,900 tonnes 2021 up 15.8% rising
70 Montenegro 13,000 tonnes 2023 up 8.3% falling
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12,000 tonnes 2023 — volatile
72 French Guiana 4,413 tonnes 2019 up 427.9% volatile
73 United Republic of Tanzania 3,291 tonnes 2015 up 111.0% rising
74 Suriname 2,300 tonnes 2023 down 8.4% rising
75 Dominica 1,000 tonnes 2016 up 300.0% rising
76 Bermuda 400 tonnes 2019 down 74.7% falling
77 French Polynesia 250 tonnes 2015 — volatile
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.8 tonnes 2023 — volatile
79 Anguilla 0 tonnes 2008 — flat
79 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes 2005 — flat
79 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes 2023 — flat
79 Monaco 0 tonnes 2023 — flat
79 Azerbaijan 0 tonnes 2023 — flat
79 Andorra 0 tonnes 2023 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)
Unit
tonnes
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
88 places, 1,491 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed