Municipal waste recycled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Municipal waste recycled was 3.10 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Switzerland is 3.10 million tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Switzerland peaked at 3.22 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.14 million tonnes, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 86 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.50 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Switzerland?
- Municipal waste recycled in Switzerland was 3.10 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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)