Municipal waste recycling rate in Hungary
Hungary: Municipal waste recycling rate was 25.96 Percentage in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Municipal waste recycling rate in Hungary, 1990–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Hungary stood at 25.96 Percentage. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 196.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Hungary peaked at 25.96 Percentage in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 Percentage, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 16th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 Percentage | 0 Percentage | 1.51 Percentage | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.44 Percentage | 1.35 Percentage | 13.71 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.02 Percentage | 15.89 Percentage | 25.96 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 60.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4767 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Hungary?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Hungary was 25.96 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 25.96 Percentage in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Percentage in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Hungary ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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.