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Municipal waste landfill rates in Europe by country

Figure Created 11 Nov 2022 Published 14 Nov 2022 Last modified 14 Nov 2022

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

This cluster columns chart shows development in landfill rate of municipal waste in European countries in 2010 and 2020. Data is presented in descending order according to 2020 data values. Line chart represents EU landfill target for 2035

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Methodology:: Geographical coverage is EEA-32 member countries and West Balkan cooperating countries. Data for 2011 is shown instead of 2010 for Denmark. Data for 2019 is shown instead of 2020 for Greece. No data was available for 2020 for Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. No data was available for 2020 for Iceland, Serbia, Türkiye and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The landfill rate is calculated as a percentage of municipal waste generated that is landfilled. The landfilling target is legally binding for EU member states only. Data is presented in descending order according to 2020 data values.
Horizontal line represent the target for the year 2035 according to the Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC).
Units:: Percentage
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/99) Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey