Municipal waste recycled in Belarus
Belarus: Municipal waste recycled was 1.41 million tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Municipal waste recycled in Belarus, 2006–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1.41 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 220.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Belarus peaked at 1.41 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,700 tonnes, in 2006.
That places Belarus 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Municipal waste recycled in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31,700 tonnes | — |
| 2007 | 39,400 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 172,900 tonnes | +338.8% |
| 2009 | 288,200 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 328,400 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 344,900 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 372,800 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 441,800 tonnes | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 539,800 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 582,600 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 599,500 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 653,800 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 714,300 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 784,700 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million tonnes | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 1.23 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million tonnes | +4.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.41 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 382,150 tonnes, 3.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.41 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million tonnes, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +338.8% | 39,400 tonnes | 172,900 tonnes |
| 2009 | +66.7% | 172,900 tonnes | 288,200 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 133,050 tonnes | 31,700 tonnes | 288,200 tonnes | 4 |
| 2010s | 536,260 tonnes | 328,400 tonnes | 784,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Belarus?
- Municipal waste recycled in Belarus was 1.41 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,700 tonnes in 2006.
- How does Belarus rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Belarus ranks 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes).