Municipal waste recycled in Morocco
Morocco: Municipal waste recycled was 581,712 tonnes in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Morocco, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 581,712 tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 347.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Morocco peaked at 581,712 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 130,000 tonnes, in 2000.
That places Morocco 43rd out of 86 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130,000 tonnes | 130,000 tonnes | 130,000 tonnes | 1 |
| 2010s | 537,127 tonnes | 500,000 tonnes | 581,712 tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Morocco
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 108.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.419 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 30.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0745 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Morocco?
- Municipal waste recycled in Morocco was 581,712 tonnes in 2015, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 581,712 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,000 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Morocco ranks 43rd out of 86 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 347.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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)