Municipal waste recycling rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Municipal waste recycling rate was 27.37 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycling rate in United Kingdom, 1995–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycling rate in United Kingdom is 27.37, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in United Kingdom peaked at 27.37 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.43, in 1996.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.91 | 6.43 | 10.21 | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.5 | 8.35 | 24.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.72 | 25.25 | 27.37 | 6 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3362 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in United Kingdom?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in United Kingdom was 27.37 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 27.37 in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 in 1996.
- How does United Kingdom rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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