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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
24.6 | 19.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 9.5 | 55 | 0 |
 Austria
|
26.5 | 32.6 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 |
 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 |
 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
[edit]- ^ Data from 2018
References
[edit]- ^ "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.