Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 5.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Cuba, 2002–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 5.9% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.5% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Cuba peaked at 7.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
That places Cuba 52nd out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.0% | — |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +47.7% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +87.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Cuba?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Cuba was 5.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Cuba ranks 52nd out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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