Municipal waste recycled in Argentina
Argentina: Municipal waste recycled was 1.04 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Argentina, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.04 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Argentina peaked at 1.04 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 739,500 tonnes, in 2005.
That places Argentina 33rd out of 84 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 739,500 tonnes | 739,500 tonnes | 739,500 tonnes | 1 |
| 2010s | 919,105 tonnes | 821,640 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Standard Deviation 0.306 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 924,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.66 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 16,433 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3,804 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 12,161 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 5,335 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 316,517 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 296,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Argentina?
- Municipal waste recycled in Argentina was 1.04 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,500 tonnes in 2005.
- How does Argentina rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Argentina ranks 33rd out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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