Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 23.3% for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Switzerland peaked at 23.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 10th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.9% | 23.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Switzerland?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Switzerland was 23.3% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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