Municipal waste recycled in Cuba
Cuba: Municipal waste recycled was 295,300 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Municipal waste recycled in Cuba, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 295,300 for municipal waste recycled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Cuba peaked at 364,400 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 176,700, in 2014.
That places Cuba 54th out of 91 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Municipal waste recycled in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 273,400 | — |
| 2003 | 234,900 | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 258,000 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 212,000 | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 297,700 | +40.4% |
| 2007 | 311,200 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 338,100 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 208,000 | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 203,560 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 198,900 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 197,800 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 189,500 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 176,700 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 177,200 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 364,400 | +105.6% |
| 2017 | 323,500 | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 291,100 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 195,800 | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 295,300 | +50.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 295,300 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 469,000, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 295,300 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80,251, 3.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +105.6% | 177,200 | 364,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 266,662 | 208,000 | 338,100 | 8 |
| 2010s | 231,846 | 176,700 | 364,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,300 | 295,300 | 295,300 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Cuba?
- Municipal waste recycled in Cuba was 295,300 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 364,400 in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,700 in 2014.
- How does Cuba rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Cuba ranks 54th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba 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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