Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 8.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
8.5%
Change on year
down 15.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
10.0%
in 2017
All-time low
6.8%
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in United States of America, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 8.5% for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in 2018.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in United States of America peaked at 10.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 9 |
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- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in United States of America?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in United States of America was 8.5% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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