Municipal waste recycled in Peru
Peru: Municipal waste recycled was 80,251 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
80,251
Change on year
up 223.0%
World rank
64th
of 91 countries
All-time high
80,251
in 2021
All-time low
17,189
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Municipal waste recycled in Peru, 2014–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, municipal waste recycled in Peru stood at 80,251. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 223.0% on the previous year and up 366.9% over ten years.
Peru ranks 64th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Municipal waste recycled in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17,189 | — |
| 2015 | 21,632 | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 23,475 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 45,004 | +91.7% |
| 2018 | 50,170 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 56,888 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 24,847 | -56.3% |
| 2021 | 80,251 | +223.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 80,251 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 469,000, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Peru's 80,251 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80,251, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35,726 | 17,189 | 56,888 | 6 |
| 2020s | 52,549 | 24,847 | 80,251 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Peru?
- Municipal waste recycled in Peru was 80,251 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 80,251 in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,189 in 2014.
- How does Peru rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Peru ranks 64th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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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