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Municipal waste recycling rates in Europe by country
Chart (interactive)
The figure shows the recycling rates of municipal waste in EEA countries, comparing the share in 2010 to 2023.
Assessment
Data sources
Metadata
More info
- env_wasmun, Statistical Office of the European Union (EUROSTAT)
- Cyprus
- Portugal
- Spain
- Malta
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Austria
- Belgium
- Germany
- Luxembourg
- Ireland
- France
- Slovakia
- Czechia
- Norway
- Italy
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Greece
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Finland
- Hungary
- Bulgaria
- Poland
- Romania
2010
2023
Methodology
The recycling rate for municipal waste was calculated as the percentage of municipal waste generated that is recycled. Recycling of municipal waste includes material recycling and composting/anaerobic digestion. Notes on data quality and availability: 2011 data was used instead of 2010 for Denmark. 2020 data was used instead of 2023 for Ireland. 2022 data was used instead of 2023 for Latvia