Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 32.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Estonia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste recycled in Estonia is 32.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Estonia peaked at 32.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
That places Estonia 17th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +71.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +589.3% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +58.2% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +53.2% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +43.4% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +112.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 2.1% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 11.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 27.4% | 32.8% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Estonia?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Estonia was 32.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Estonia ranks 17th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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