Trade in recyclable raw materials in Spain
Spain: Trade in recyclable raw materials was 6.11 million Tonne in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.11 million Tonne
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
6.75 million Tonne
in 2021
All-time low
4.81 million Tonne
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Trade in recyclable raw materials in Spain, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
Spain recorded 6.11 million Tonne for trade in recyclable raw materials in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in recyclable raw materials in Spain peaked at 6.75 million Tonne in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.81 million Tonne, in 2004.
Spain ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.53 million Tonne | 4.81 million Tonne | 6.07 million Tonne | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.02 million Tonne | 5.73 million Tonne | 6.36 million Tonne | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.31 million Tonne | 5.75 million Tonne | 6.75 million Tonne | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in recyclable raw materials in Spain?
- Trade in recyclable raw materials in Spain was 6.11 million Tonne in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest trade in recyclable raw materials recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 million Tonne in 2021.
- What is the lowest trade in recyclable raw materials recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 million Tonne in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for trade in recyclable raw materials?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in recyclable raw materials rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Trade in recyclable raw materials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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