Municipal waste recycled in Singapore
Singapore: Municipal waste recycled was 3.83 million tonnes in 2021. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Singapore, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 3.83 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2021.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Singapore peaked at 4.83 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.86 million tonnes, in 2000.
That places Singapore 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | 4.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Singapore
- Standard Deviation 0.253 Β°C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 Β°C (1990)
- Recovered paper β Production 402,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 402,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 20,438 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 5,992 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 353,738 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 328,460 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 215,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 232,682 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Singapore?
- Municipal waste recycled in Singapore was 3.83 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Singapore ranks 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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