Municipal waste recycled in Canada
Canada: Municipal waste recycled was 6.75 million tonnes in 2020. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Canada, 2000β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6.75 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Canada peaked at 6.75 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.16 million tonnes, in 2000.
Canada ranks 9th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.56 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | 5.98 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.33 million tonnes | 5.88 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.75 million tonnes | 6.75 million tonnes | 6.75 million tonnes | 1 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Standard Deviation 0.642 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3.05 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 15.95 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Canada?
- Municipal waste recycled in Canada was 6.75 million tonnes in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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