Municipal waste recycled in Netherlands
Netherlands: Municipal waste recycled was 4.82 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Netherlands, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.82 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Netherlands peaked at 5.30 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million tonnes, in 2001.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 4.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 million tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 million tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Netherlands?
- Municipal waste recycled in Netherlands was 4.82 million 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.30 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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)