Municipal waste recycled in Greece
Greece: Municipal waste recycled was 941,000 tonnes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Greece, 2000–2021
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 Greece is 941,000 tonnes, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Greece peaked at 1.18 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 382,000 tonnes, in 2003.
Greece ranks 36th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 614,200 tonnes | 382,000 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 965,700 tonnes | 820,000 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 952,000 tonnes | 941,000 tonnes | 963,000 tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Greece?
- Municipal waste recycled in Greece was 941,000 tonnes in 2021, 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 382,000 tonnes in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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)