Municipal waste recycled in Qatar
Qatar: Municipal waste recycled was 224,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Qatar, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 224,000 tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.0% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Qatar peaked at 224,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97,000 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Qatar 54th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Qatar, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,741 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 9,928 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 97,000 tonnes | +877.0% |
| 2013 | 117,000 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 17,514 tonnes | -85.0% |
| 2015 | 178,800 tonnes | +920.9% |
| 2016 | 177,240 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 176,590 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 77,600 tonnes | -56.1% |
| 2019 | 201,300 tonnes | +159.4% |
| 2020 | 192,000 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 175,000 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 224,000 tonnes | +28.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 224,000 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 948,000 tonnes, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 224,000 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 560,136 tonnes, 40% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +920.9% | 17,514 tonnes | 178,800 tonnes |
| 2012 | +877.0% | 9,928 tonnes | 97,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 106,671 tonnes | 9,928 tonnes | 201,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 197,000 tonnes | 175,000 tonnes | 224,000 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Qatar?
- Municipal waste recycled in Qatar was 224,000 tonnes in 2023, 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 224,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,000 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Qatar rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Qatar ranks 54th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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).