Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Chile
Chile: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 0.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 67.0%
World rank
64th
of 73 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Chile, 2014–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.4% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.0% on the previous year and up 178.8% over five years.
That places Chile 64th out of 73 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +96.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +321.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -67.0% |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 61 Qatar 0.7% compare
- 62 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
- 63 Bermuda 0.5% compare
- 65 French Polynesia 0.3%
- 66 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 67 Andorra 0.0%
- 67 Anguilla 0.0%
- 67 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 67 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 67 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 67 Monaco 0.0%
- 67 North Macedonia 0.0%
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.022 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 54.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0193 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Chile?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Chile was 0.4% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Chile ranks 64th out of 73 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Chile 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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