Municipal waste recycled in Belarus
Belarus: Municipal waste recycled was 1.41 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Municipal waste recycled in Belarus, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1.41 million for municipal waste recycled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 220.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Belarus peaked at 1.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,700, in 2006.
Belarus ranks 31st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Municipal waste recycled in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31,700 | — |
| 2007 | 39,400 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 172,900 | +338.8% |
| 2009 | 288,200 | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 328,400 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 344,900 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 372,800 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 441,800 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 539,800 | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 582,600 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 599,500 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 653,800 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 714,300 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 784,700 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 1.23 million | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +4.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.41 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 469,000, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.41 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +338.8% | 39,400 | 172,900 |
| 2009 | +66.7% | 172,900 | 288,200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133,050 | 31,700 | 288,200 | 4 |
| 2010s | 536,260 | 328,400 | 784,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.02 million | 1.41 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Belarus?
- Municipal waste recycled in Belarus was 1.41 million in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,700 in 2006.
- How does Belarus rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Belarus ranks 31st out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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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