Municipal waste recycled in Chile
Chile: Municipal waste recycled was 36,520 tonnes in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
36,520 tonnes
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
62nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
109,650 tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
8,770 tonnes
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Municipal waste recycled in Chile, 2014–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Chile is 36,520 tonnes, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and up 316.4% over five years.
That places Chile 62nd out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Chile
- 59 Costa Rica 76,000 tonnes compare
- 60 Iceland 53,000 tonnes compare
- 63 Bangladesh 33,550 tonnes compare
- 64 Qatar 18,300 tonnes compare
More environment data for Chile
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 118.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Chile?
- Municipal waste recycled in Chile was 36,520 tonnes in 2018, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 109,650 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,770 tonnes in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Chile 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)