Municipal waste recycled in Denmark
Denmark: Municipal waste recycled was 2.10 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Denmark, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste recycled in Denmark stood at 2.10 million tonnes.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Denmark peaked at 2.53 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million tonnes, in 2001.
That places Denmark 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Denmark
- Standard Deviation 0.696 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 509,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 513,830 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 425,964 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Denmark?
- Municipal waste recycled in Denmark was 2.10 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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