Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 52.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Latvia, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Latvia stood at 52.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.6% on the previous year and up 283.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Latvia peaked at 52.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Latvia ranks 6th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +492.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +87.3% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +45.6% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +59.4% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 8.8% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 34.0% | 52.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0816 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0387 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -0.361 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — 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 Latvia?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Latvia was 52.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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