Municipal waste recycling rate in Slovenia
Slovenia: Municipal waste recycling rate was 47.8 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
47.8
Change on year
up 59.5%
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
47.8
in 2015
All-time low
1.89
in 2001
Years of data
21
1995–2015
Municipal waste recycling rate in Slovenia, 1995–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 47.8 for municipal waste recycling rate in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 59.5% on the previous year and up 139.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Slovenia peaked at 47.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.89, in 2001.
Slovenia ranks 2nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 5.2 | 2.26 | 7.96 | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.16 | 1.89 | 23.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.77 | 21.43 | 47.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More environment data for Slovenia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.8279 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.4675 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Slovenia?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Slovenia was 47.8 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 in 2001.
- How does Slovenia rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Slovenia ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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