Municipal waste recycled in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Municipal waste recycled was 1.64 million in 2019. βΌ Falling
Municipal waste recycled in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, 2000β2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, municipal waste recycled in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China stood at 1.64 million. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China peaked at 3.60 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 2019.
That places Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 27th out of 85 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 million | 1.76 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 1.64 million | 3.60 million | 10 |
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More environment data for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.133 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 22.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1028 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 92,253 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2,579 metric tons (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- Municipal waste recycled in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China was 1.64 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2019.
- How does Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 27th out of 85 countries with data for 2019.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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