Recycling rates by country
The following table gives the percentages of municipal waste that is recycled, incinerated, incinerated to produce energy and landfilled.[1]
| Country | % recycling | % composting | % incineration with energy recovery | % incineration without energy recovery | % other recovery | % landfill | % other disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
24.6 | 19.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 9.5 | 55 | 0 |
 Austria |
26.5 | 32.6 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
34.1 | 20.6 | 42.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
 Costa Rica |
3 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.5 | 6.7 |
 Czech Republic |
22.8 | 11.7 | 16.9 | 0 | 0.6 | 47.9 | 0 |
 Denmark |
33.5 | 18 | 47.5 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
 Estonia |
30.3 | 2.7 | 48.4 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 |
 Finland |
29.3 | 14.1 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 France |
23.6 | 20.7 | 32.9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
 Germany |
48 | 18.7 | 31.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
 Greece |
16 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 77.7 | 0 |
 Hungary |
26.5 | 9.3 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 50.6 | 0 |
 Ireland |
28.2 | 9.7 | 46.5 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 0 |
 Israel |
6.8 | 15.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 76.5 | 0 |
 Italy |
32.5 | 22.9 | 20.5 | 0.6 | 1 | 22.5 | 0 |
 Japan |
19.2 | 0.4 | 74.9 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Latvia |
35.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 56.4 | 0 |
 Lithuania |
31.3 | 25.2 | 16.8 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.5 | 0 |
 Luxembourg |
29.7 | 19.2 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 |
 Netherlands |
27.7 | 29.2 | 40.6 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 |
 Norway |
29.9 | 11 | 49.5 | 0 | 6 | 3.7 | 0 |
 Poland |
25 | 9 | 21.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
 Portugal |
12.8 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 49.8 | 0 |
 Slovakia |
26.9 | 11.7 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 52.2 | 0 |
 Slovenia |
51.5 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 0 |
 South Korea |
56.5 | 3.2 | 21.7 | 4 | 0 | 12.7 | 1.9 |
 Spain |
19.7 | 18.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 0 |
 Sweden |
32.5 | 14.2 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
29.9 | 23.1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Turkey |
11.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.7 | 0 |
 United Kingdom |
26.9 | 17.4 | 39.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 0 |
 United States[note 1]
|
23.6 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 0 | 6.1 | 50 | 0 |
Notes
- Data from 2018
References
- "Environment at a Glance 2020: OECD Indicators - Circular economy - waste and materials". OECD Publishing. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- "Biomass explained". eia.gov. November 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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