Municipal waste recycling rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Municipal waste recycling rate was 24.61 Percentage in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycling rate in Netherlands, 1991–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 24.61 Percentage for municipal waste recycling rate in 2015.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Netherlands peaked at 28.93 Percentage in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.07 Percentage, in 1991.
Netherlands ranks 20th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.14 Percentage | 8.07 Percentage | 23.22 Percentage | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.75 Percentage | 23.38 Percentage | 28.93 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.18 Percentage | 23.74 Percentage | 24.82 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Netherlands?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Netherlands was 24.61 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 28.93 Percentage in 2007.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 Percentage in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Netherlands ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.