Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 53.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea, 2008–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea stood at 53.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea peaked at 61.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2021.
That places Republic of Korea 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.4% | — |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 58.4% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 56.5% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 53.9% | 56.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Republic of Korea was 53.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2021.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Republic of Korea ranks 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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