Municipal waste recycled in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal waste recycled was 4.41 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 4.41 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Belgium peaked at 4.86 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million tonnes, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 13th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Belgium?
- Municipal waste recycled in Belgium was 4.41 million tonnes in 2022, 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.86 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)