Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 20.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
20.5%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
34th
of 73 countries
All-time high
37.5%
in 2019
All-time low
20.5%
in 2021
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Thailand, 2014–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 20.5% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 34th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.5% | — |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.4% | 37.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Thailand?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Thailand was 20.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2021.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand 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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