Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Israel
Israel: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 7.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 73 countries
All-time high
7.7%
in 2014
All-time low
6.5%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2013–2022
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Israel, 2013–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Israel recorded 7.1% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Israel peaked at 7.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
That places Israel 49th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.3% | — |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0469 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Israel?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Israel was 7.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Israel ranks 49th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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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