Municipal waste recycling rate in United States
United States: Municipal waste recycling rate was 25.68 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
25.68
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.55
in 2011
All-time low
13.94
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2014
Municipal waste recycling rate in United States, 1990–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 25.68 for municipal waste recycling rate in 2014.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in United States peaked at 26.55 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.94, in 1990.
United States ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.09 | 13.94 | 21.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.34 | 21.77 | 25.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.96 | 25.54 | 26.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More environment data for United States
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 20.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 215.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 33.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in United States?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in United States was 25.68 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 26.55 in 2011.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.94 in 1990.
- How does United States rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- United States ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2014.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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