Proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 5.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates, 2009–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates is 5.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.8% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates peaked at 26.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 53rd of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.5% | — |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +67.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +122.7% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -75.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 8.6% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0027 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in United Arab Emirates was 5.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 53rd out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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