Municipal waste recycled in Spain
Spain: Municipal waste recycled was 8.61 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Spain recorded 8.61 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2022.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Spain peaked at 10.06 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.88 million tonnes, in 2000.
Spain ranks 6th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | 8.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 million tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | 9.35 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Spain?
- Municipal waste recycled in Spain was 8.61 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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)