Municipal waste recycled in Estonia
Estonia: Municipal waste recycled was 167,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Estonia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal waste recycled in Estonia stood at 167,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 135.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Estonia peaked at 167,000 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,000 tonnes, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 54th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,600 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 150,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,900 tonnes | 68,000 tonnes | 151,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,667 tonnes | 147,000 tonnes | 167,000 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Estonia?
- Municipal waste recycled in Estonia was 167,000 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 167,000 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Estonia ranks 54th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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)