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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)

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  1. 1Germany35.17M
  2. 2Italy15.28M
  3. 3France15.02M
  4. 4Spain8.61M
  5. 5United Kingdom7.74M
  6. 6Poland5.49M
  7. 7Netherlands4.82M
  8. 8Austria4.54M
  9. 9Belgium4.41M
  10. 10Switzerland3.1M
  11. 11Denmark2.16M
  12. 12Norway1.73M
  13. 13Sweden1.65M
  14. 14Portugal1.61M
  15. 15Slovak Republic1.29M
  16. 16Hungary1.28M
  17. 17Finland1.27M
  18. 18Oman787,770
  19. 19Bulgaria777,000
  20. 20Romania712,000
  21. 21Slovenia644,000
  22. 22Lithuania637,000
  23. 23Croatia631,000
  24. 24Serbia561,000
  25. 25Israel443,353.3
  26. 26Latvia443,000
  27. 27Luxembourg257,000
  28. 28Estonia167,000
  29. 29Cyprus91,000
  30. 30Costa Rica76,000
  31. 31Iceland53,000
  32. 32Malta41,000
  33. 33Montenegro14,000
  34. 34Benin617.6
  35. 35New Zealand0
  36. 35North Macedonia0

Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)