Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Belgium, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 33.9% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Belgium peaked at 35.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 15th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 26.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.0% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.1% | 34.8% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Belgium?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Belgium was 33.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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