Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Germany
Germany: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 23.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Germany, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 23.4% for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Germany peaked at 23.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2002.
That places Germany 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.0% | 23.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Germany?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Germany was 23.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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