Municipal waste recycling rate in Greece
Greece: Municipal waste recycling rate was 15.56 Percentage in 2012. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycling rate in Greece, 1990–2012
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2012, municipal waste recycling rate in Greece stood at 15.56 Percentage.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Greece peaked at 18.16 Percentage in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.59 Percentage, in 1995.
Greece ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.07 Percentage | 5.59 Percentage | 8.4 Percentage | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.67 Percentage | 8.07 Percentage | 18.16 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.06 Percentage | 14.74 Percentage | 15.56 Percentage | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Greece?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Greece was 15.56 Percentage in 2012, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.16 Percentage in 2009.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 Percentage in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.