Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Spain
Spain: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 20.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Spain, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 20.7% for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Spain peaked at 24.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2011.
That places Spain 11th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -35.3% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +66.1% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 12.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 21.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Spain?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Spain was 20.7% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2011.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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