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social2022

Recycling

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•81 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,814,843.8tonnes
Median: 27,255.3tonnes
Countries Covered
81
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
102,950,670.0tonnes
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation102,950,670.0tonnes
2Germany9,490,852.0tonnes
3South Korea3,574,280.0tonnes
4Netherlands3,048,130.0tonnes
5Italy2,524,659.0tonnes
By Region
Other3,131,152.6tonnes(34 countries)
Asia1,002,461.7tonnes(10 countries)
Europe922,415.9tonnes(30 countries)
North America571,237.9tonnes(3 countries)
Africa367,378.7tonnes(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes)High (102,950,670.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,814,843.8tonnes)

Other (34)
Asia (10)
Europe (30)
North America (3)
Africa (3)
South America (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation102,950,670.0tonnes
2Germany9,490,852.0tonnes
3South Korea3,574,280.0tonnes
4Netherlands3,048,130.0tonnes
5Italy2,524,659.0tonnes
6Malaysia2,453,024.5tonnes
7Kazakhstan2,443,941.0tonnes
8France2,418,522.0tonnes
9Sweden2,172,014.0tonnes
10Türkiye1,725,536.0tonnes
11Spain1,662,567.0tonnes
12Belarus1,484,471.0tonnes
13United States of America1,458,000.0tonnes
14India1,295,738.0tonnes
15Poland1,145,984.0tonnes
16South Africa1,019,736.8tonnes
17Denmark930,609.0tonnes
18Finland845,558.0tonnes
19Greece556,647.0tonnes
20Estonia417,460.0tonnes
21Belgium414,125.0tonnes
22Norway292,248.0tonnes
23Romania286,578.0tonnes
24Ukraine252,075.0tonnes
25Mexico243,350.0tonnes
26Czech Republic236,463.0tonnes
27Hungary202,118.0tonnes
28United Arab Emirates164,859.2tonnes
29Austria156,150.0tonnes
30Bulgaria150,155.0tonnes
31Portugal138,508.0tonnes
32Oman124,402.5tonnes
33Croatia74,905.0tonnes
34Slovakia67,443.0tonnes
35Lithuania60,401.0tonnes
36Morocco55,144.0tonnes
37Jordan47,900.0tonnes
38Cyprus39,946.0tonnes
39Serbia34,636.0tonnes
40Peru30,213.9tonnes
41Algeria27,255.3tonnes
42Bahrain25,123.0tonnes
43Zambia25,000.0tonnes
44Montenegro23,219.0tonnes
45Slovenia22,566.0tonnes
46Kuwait20,000.0tonnes
47Kyrgyzstan18,566.4tonnes
48Guadeloupe17,797.0tonnes
49Iceland16,386.0tonnes
50Tunisia14,000.0tonnes
51Hong Kong12,918.0tonnes
52Reunion12,713.0tonnes
53Guatemala12,363.6tonnes
54Bangladesh11,956.3tonnes
55Latvia6,837.0tonnes
56Azerbaijan5,787.0tonnes
57The Republic of North Macedonia5,746.0tonnes
58Cuba5,051.0tonnes
59Moldova, Republic of4,946.1tonnes
60Armenia4,668.1tonnes
61Saint Lucia4,593.0tonnes
62Luxembourg4,468.0tonnes
63Ireland3,466.0tonnes
64Mauritius3,447.0tonnes
65Bosnia and Herzegovina1,310.0tonnes
66French Guiana1,065.0tonnes
67Bermuda642.0tonnes
68Cameroon434.4tonnes
69United Republic of Tanzania1.0tonnes
70Myanmar0.0tonnes
71Georgia0.0tonnes
72State of Palestine0.0tonnes
73Iraq0.0tonnes
74Madagascar0.0tonnes
75Malta0.0tonnes
76Martinique0.0tonnes
77Monaco0.0tonnes
78Niger0.0tonnes
79Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0tonnes
80Andorra0.0tonnes
81Bhutan0.0tonnes
Showing 81 of 81 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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