Municipal waste recycled in Greece
Greece: Municipal waste recycled was 948,000 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Greece, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste recycled in Greece stood at 948,000 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Greece peaked at 1.18 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 382,000 tonnes, in 2003.
Greece ranks 35th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 614,200 tonnes | 382,000 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 965,700 tonnes | 820,000 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 947,250 tonnes | 937,000 tonnes | 963,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Standard Deviation 0.43 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 821,277 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 821,277 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 57,946 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 18,698 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 189,325 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 157,982 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 613,464 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 642,998 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Greece?
- Municipal waste recycled in Greece was 948,000 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 382,000 tonnes in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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