Recycling rates by country
Recycling and composting
- Recycling and composting
- Incineration without energy recovery
- 65% - 56%
- 55% - 49%
- 48% - 42%
- 41% - 34%
- 33% - 25%
- 24% - 12%
- 11% - 1
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| Country | Recycling and composting | Landfill | Incineration without energy recovery | Incineration with energy recovery |
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| Country | Recycling and composting | Landfill | Incineration without energy recovery | Incineration with energy recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 65% | 0% | 13% | 22% |
| South Korea | 59% | 16% | 1% | 24% |
| Austria | 58% | 4% | 0% | 35% |
| Slovenia | 58% | 36% | 0% | 1% |
| Belgium | 55% | 1% | 1% | 43% |
| Taiwan | 55% | no data | no data | no data |
| Switzerland | 51% | 0% | 0% | 49% |
| Sweden | 50% | 1% | 0% | 50% |
| Netherlands | 50% | 1% | 1% | 48% |
| Luxembourg | 48% | 17% | no data | 35% |
| Iceland | 45% | 49% | 1% | 5% |
| Denmark | 44% | 2% | 0% | 54% |
| United Kingdom | 43% | 34% | 0% | 21% |
| Italy | 41% | 38% | 0% | 21% |
| Australia | 41% | 58% | 0% | 1% |
| Ireland | 40% | 42% | 0% | 18% |
| Norway | 39% | 2% | 0% | 57% |
| France | 38% | 28% | 1% | 33% |
| United States | 35% | 54% | no data | 12% |
| Finland | 33% | 25% | 0% | 42% |
| Spain | 30% | 60% | 0% | 10% |
| Estonia | 30% | 70% | 0% | 0% |
| Poland | 29% | 63% | 2% | 6% |
| Portugal | 26% | 50% | 0% | 24% |
| Hungary | 26% | 65% | no data | 9% |
| Czech Republic | 24% | 56% | 0% | 19% |
| Canada | 24% | 72% | 4% | no data |
| Malaysia | 21% | 79% | no data | 0% |
| Japan | 19% | 1% | 6% | 71% |
| Greece | 19% | 81% | no data | no data |
| Israel | 19% | 81% | no data | no data |
| Slovakia | 11% | 71% | 0% | 11% |
| Mexico | 5% | 95% | no data | no data |
| Chile | 1% | 99% | 0% | 0% |
| Turkey | 1% | 99% | 0% | no data |
| New Zealand | no data | 100% | no data | no data |
Recycling and composting: 65%
Landfill: 0%
Incineration without energy recovery: 13%
Incineration with energy recovery: 22%
Recycling and composting: 59%
Landfill: 16%
Incineration without energy recovery: 1%
Incineration with energy recovery: 24%
Recycling and composting: 58%
Landfill: 4%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 35%
Recycling and composting: 58%
Landfill: 36%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 1%
Recycling and composting: 55%
Landfill: 1%
Incineration without energy recovery: 1%
Incineration with energy recovery: 43%
Recycling and composting: 55%
Landfill: no data
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: no data
Recycling and composting: 51%
Landfill: 0%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 49%
Recycling and composting: 50%
Landfill: 1%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 50%
Recycling and composting: 50%
Landfill: 1%
Incineration without energy recovery: 1%
Incineration with energy recovery: 48%
Recycling and composting: 48%
Landfill: 17%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: 35%
Recycling and composting: 45%
Landfill: 49%
Incineration without energy recovery: 1%
Incineration with energy recovery: 5%
Recycling and composting: 44%
Landfill: 2%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 54%
Recycling and composting: 43%
Landfill: 34%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 21%
Recycling and composting: 41%
Landfill: 38%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 21%
Recycling and composting: 41%
Landfill: 58%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 1%
Recycling and composting: 40%
Landfill: 42%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 18%
Recycling and composting: 39%
Landfill: 2%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 57%
Recycling and composting: 38%
Landfill: 28%
Incineration without energy recovery: 1%
Incineration with energy recovery: 33%
Recycling and composting: 35%
Landfill: 54%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: 12%
Recycling and composting: 33%
Landfill: 25%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 42%
Recycling and composting: 30%
Landfill: 60%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 10%
Recycling and composting: 30%
Landfill: 70%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 0%
Recycling and composting: 29%
Landfill: 63%
Incineration without energy recovery: 2%
Incineration with energy recovery: 6%
Recycling and composting: 26%
Landfill: 50%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 24%
Recycling and composting: 26%
Landfill: 65%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: 9%
Recycling and composting: 24%
Landfill: 56%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 19%
Recycling and composting: 24%
Landfill: 72%
Incineration without energy recovery: 4%
Incineration with energy recovery: no data
Recycling and composting: 21%
Landfill: 79%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: 0%
Recycling and composting: 19%
Landfill: 1%
Incineration without energy recovery: 6%
Incineration with energy recovery: 71%
Recycling and composting: 19%
Landfill: 81%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: no data
Recycling and composting: 19%
Landfill: 81%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: no data
Recycling and composting: 11%
Landfill: 71%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 11%
Recycling and composting: 5%
Landfill: 95%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: no data
Recycling and composting: 1%
Landfill: 99%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: 0%
Recycling and composting: 1%
Landfill: 99%
Incineration without energy recovery: 0%
Incineration with energy recovery: no data
Recycling and composting: no data
Landfill: 100%
Incineration without energy recovery: no data
Incineration with energy recovery: no data