Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Greece
Greece: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 15.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Greece, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 15.9% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Greece peaked at 18.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2000.
That places Greece 42nd out of 73 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +61.8% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 15.9% | 18.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Greece?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Greece was 15.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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