Municipal waste recycling rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Municipal waste recycling rate was 31.91 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
31.91
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
35.02
in 2005
All-time low
22.21
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Municipal waste recycling rate in Switzerland, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Switzerland stood at 31.91.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Switzerland peaked at 35.02 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.21, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.74 | 22.21 | 32.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.29 | 31.71 | 35.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.55 | 31.91 | 34.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 42.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2549 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0476 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2474 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Switzerland?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Switzerland was 31.91 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.02 in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.21 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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