Municipal waste recycled in Estonia
Estonia: Municipal waste recycled was 194,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste recycled in Estonia stood at 194,000. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 185.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Estonia peaked at 194,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,000, in 2000.
That places Estonia 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,000 | — |
| 2001 | 26,000 | +85.7% |
| 2002 | 15,000 | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 85,000 | +466.7% |
| 2004 | 150,000 | +76.5% |
| 2005 | 133,000 | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 93,000 | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 139,000 | +49.5% |
| 2008 | 106,000 | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 95,000 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 73,000 | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 93,000 | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 71,000 | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 68,000 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 146,000 | +114.7% |
| 2015 | 134,000 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 138,000 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 145,000 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 150,000 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 151,000 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 147,000 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 159,000 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 168,000 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 194,000 | +15.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 194,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 20% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 194,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 18% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +466.7% | 15,000 | 85,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,600 | 14,000 | 150,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,900 | 68,000 | 151,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,000 | 147,000 | 194,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % 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 -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Estonia?
- Municipal waste recycled in Estonia was 194,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 194,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Estonia ranks 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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