Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan
Japan: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan, 2011–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan peaked at 0.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Japan ranks 55th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Japan was 0.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Japan ranks 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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