Global municipal waste recovery rates 2010-2021, by select country

Published by
Bruna Alves,
May 12, 2023
Numerous OECD countries have dramatically improved their municipal recovery rates over the past decade. As of 2021, Slovenia had the highest recycling rate, at 76.6 percent - up from less than 30 percent in 2010. Turkey has also seen recovery rates rise in the period, surpassing 13 percent in 2020. Meanwhile in Denmark, municipal waste recovery dropped from roughly 50 percent to some 33 percent in 2021.

Municipal solid waste material recovery rates in selected countries worldwide in 2010 and 2021

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May 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021 (or latest available, as indicated)

Special properties

material recovery refers to recycling and composting

Supplementary notes

* Figure is for 2020.
** Figure is for 2019.
*** Figure is for 2018.

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