Municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Municipal waste recycled was 266,356 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates, 2009–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates is 266,356, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 77.0% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.46 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 266,356, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 50th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 565,000 | 565,000 | 565,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 507,145 | 1.46 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 266,356 | 266,356 | 266,356 | 1 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 264.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 37.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1113 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates?
- Municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates was 266,356 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,356 in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for municipal waste recycled?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 50th out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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