Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 28.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland is 28.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland peaked at 35.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 31.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.5% | 29.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Switzerland was 28.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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