Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion
Reunion: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 36.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion, 2004–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion stood at 36.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion peaked at 36.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2004.
That places Reunion 14th out of 81 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.6% | — |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +109.9% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +47.9% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +109.9% | 7.9% | 16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 4.6% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 17.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
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More environment data for Reunion
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 47 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Reunion was 36.8% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2004.
- How does Reunion rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Reunion ranks 14th out of 81 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion 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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