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Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%)

· higher is better · 91 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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  1. 1Italy58.9
  2. 2Slovenia55.3
  3. 3Latvia52.2
  4. 4Lithuania48.1
  5. 5Germany47
  6. 6Finland43.7
  7. 7Croatia38
  8. 8Spain37.4
  9. 9Belgium33.9
  10. 10Slovak Republic33.9
  11. 11Estonia32.8
  12. 12Denmark31.2
  13. 13Norway30.8
  14. 14Luxembourg30.8
  15. 15Portugal28.6
  16. 16Switzerland28.5
  17. 17Netherlands28.1
  18. 18Poland26.7
  19. 19Bulgaria26.6
  20. 20United Kingdom26.2
  21. 21Hungary24.9
  22. 22Oman23.7
  23. 23France23.5
  24. 24Iceland23.3
  25. 25Sweden20.9
  26. 26Cyprus19.4
  27. 27Albania18.9
  28. 28Serbia18.4
  29. 29Malta12.9
  30. 30Romania7.4
  31. 31Israel7.1
  32. 32Costa Rica4.6
  33. 33Montenegro4.3
  34. 34Benin0.16

Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%)