Municipal waste recycled in Qatar
Qatar: Municipal waste recycled was 18,300 tonnes in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Municipal waste recycled in Qatar, 2010–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 18,300 tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2019.
That represents a change of down 76.4% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Qatar peaked at 77,600 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,632 tonnes, in 2012.
That places Qatar 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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More environment data for Qatar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 162.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 56.95 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3691 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0158 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0352 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Qatar?
- Municipal waste recycled in Qatar was 18,300 tonnes in 2019, 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 77,600 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,632 tonnes in 2012.
- How does Qatar rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Qatar ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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)