Municipal waste recycling rate in Spain
Spain: Municipal waste recycling rate was 16.84 Percentage in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
16.84 Percentage
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.53 Percentage
in 2012
All-time low
15.18 Percentage
in 2009
Years of data
8
2008–2015
Municipal waste recycling rate in Spain, 2008–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Spain stood at 16.84 Percentage.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Spain ranks 26th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 Percentage | 15.18 Percentage | 15.4 Percentage | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.17 Percentage | 15.5 Percentage | 19.53 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Spain?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Spain was 16.84 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 19.53 Percentage in 2012.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.18 Percentage in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.