Municipal waste recycled in Spain
Spain: Municipal waste recycled was 9.32 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Spain, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.32 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2023.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Spain peaked at 10.06 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.88 million tonnes, in 2000.
Spain ranks 5th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | 8.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.51 million tonnes | 8.86 million tonnes | 9.99 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Standard Deviation 0.402 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Spain?
- Municipal waste recycled in Spain was 9.32 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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