Municipal waste recycling rate in Ireland
Ireland: Municipal waste recycling rate was 33.96 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
33.96
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
34.71
in 2010
All-time low
7.89
in 1996
Years of data
18
1995–2012
Municipal waste recycling rate in Ireland, 1995–2012
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycling rate in Ireland is 33.96, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Ireland peaked at 34.71 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.89, in 1996.
Ireland ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.47 | 7.89 | 9.6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.15 | 10.74 | 34.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.11 | 33.66 | 34.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Ireland?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Ireland was 33.96 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.89 in 1996.
- How does Ireland rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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