Municipal waste recycled in Colombia
Colombia: Municipal waste recycled was 1.90 million tonnes in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.90 million tonnes
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
23rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
2.19 million tonnes
in 2014
All-time low
1.57 million tonnes
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2016
Municipal waste recycled in Colombia, 2012–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2016, municipal waste recycled in Colombia stood at 1.90 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over five years.
That places Colombia 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 217.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.11 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 58.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0649 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 94.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1875 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Colombia?
- Municipal waste recycled in Colombia was 1.90 million tonnes in 2016, 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million tonnes in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Colombia ranks 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Colombia 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)