Waste and recycling - municipal solid waste recycled annually 2023 Country Ranks by Rank


SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
1 United States89 million2014
2 Germany24.4 million2015
3 Korea South10.6 million2014
4 United Kingdom8.6 million2015
5 India8.4 million2013
6 Italy7.6 million2015
7 France7.4 million2015
8 Australia5.6 million2015
9 Canada5.2 million2008
10 South Africa5.2 million2011
11 Thailand5.1 million2012
12 Singapore4.7 million2015
13 Philippines4.1 million2014
14 Indonesia4 million2016
15 Spain3.4 million2015
16 Poland2.9 million2015
17 Pakistan2.5 million2017
18 Saudi Arabia2.4 million2015
19 Malaysia2.3 million2016
20 Vietnam2.2 million2014
21 Netherlands2.2 million2015
22 Japan2.2 million2015
23 Colombia2.1 million2013
24 Egypt2 million2013
24 Mexico2 million2013
24 Russia2 million2012
25 Hong Kong1.9 million2016
26 Belgium1.6 million2015
27 Sweden1.4 million2015
28 Austria1.2 million2015
29 Denmark1.2 million2015
30 Brazil1.1 million2014
31 United Arab Emirates1.1 million2015
32 Argentina1.1 million2010
33 Greece1 million2014
34 Israel1 million2017
34 Switzerland1 million2015
35 Algeria9902992013
36 Hungary9628932015
37 Iran8942502017
38 Ireland8885372012
39 Czechia8509352015
40 Finland7699262015
41 Portugal7644332014
42 Congo Democratic Republic of the7048762005
43 Belarus6848002016
44 Ecuador6833402015
45 Moldova6099202015
46 Puerto Rico5839332013
47 Bulgaria5729932015
48 Norway5721192015
49 Morocco5481602014
50 Ukraine4877452015
51 Kenya4476082009
52 Slovenia4300342015
53 Uganda4227032017
54 Yemen3869462016
55 Sri Lanka3365882016
56 Peru3342682012
57 Dominican Republic3332412015
58 Burkina Faso3090302005
59 Lithuania2979602015
60 Iceland2930032013
61 Romania2775472015
62 Croatia2699332015
63 Bolivia2687272015
64 Cuba2555362015
65 Latvia1819412015
66 Jordan1771002014
67 Benin1714842005
68 Lebanon1632002014
69 Kazakhstan1360642012
70 Slovakia1359412015
71 Cote d'Ivoire1332242005
72 Congo Republic of the1182142005
73 Estonia1170202015
74 Syria1125002010
75 Tunisia1080002014
76 Luxembourg1009972015
77 Uruguay1008112011
78 Bahrain761552012
79 Macau755882014
80 Niger746262005
81 Cyprus720072015
82 French Polynesia573302013
83 Guernsey508712016
83 Jersey508712016
84 Faroe Islands408702012
85 Mauritania363202009
86 Laos351902015
87 Qatar300302014
88 Guinea298462005
89 Vanuatu259832013
90 Isle of Man252762011
91 Guam252582011
92 Mozambique250002014
93 Chile241132009
94 Togo221812012
95 Liechtenstein209192015
96 Papua New Guinea200002016
97 Costa Rica183962014
98 Malta179962015
99 Montenegro179942015
100 Barbados157332015
101 Serbia139842015
102 Cameroon130822009
103 Cayman Islands126002013
104 Northern Mariana Islands117942016
105 Namibia115532005
106 Fiji103222013
107 Samoa98642013
108 Aruba96952013
109 San Marino77372016
110 Gaza Strip69352013
110 West Bank69352013
111 Marshall Islands26532007
112 Monaco24842012
113 Botswana21092005
114 Bermuda16402012
115 North Macedonia14342013
116 Guyana9682010
117 Bhutan9572016
118 Tuvalu5982013
119 Curacao4942013
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina122015
121 Afghanistan02023
121 Akrotiri02023
121 Albania02023
121 American Samoa02023
121 Andorra02023
121 Angola02023
121 Anguilla02023
121 Antarctica02023
121 Antigua and Barbuda02023
121 Armenia02023
121 Ashmore and Cartier Islands02023
121 Azerbaijan02023
121 Bahamas The02023
121 Bangladesh02023
121 Belize02023
121 Bouvet Island02023
121 British Indian Ocean Territory02023
121 British Virgin Islands02023
121 Brunei02023
121 Burma02023
121 Burundi02023
121 Cabo Verde02023
121 Cambodia02023
121 Central African Republic02023
121 Chad02023
121 China02023
121 Christmas Island02023
121 Clipperton Island02023
121 Cocos (Keeling) Islands02023
121 Comoros02023
121 Cook Islands02023
121 Coral Sea Islands02023
121 Dhekelia02023
121 Djibouti02023
121 Dominica02023
121 El Salvador02023
121 Equatorial Guinea02023
121 Eritrea02023
121 Eswatini02023
121 Ethiopia02023
121 European Union02023
121 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)02023
121 French Southern and Antarctic Lands02023
121 Gabon02023
121 Gambia The02023
121 Georgia02023
121 Ghana02023
121 Gibraltar02023
121 Greenland02023
121 Grenada02023
121 Guatemala02023
121 Guinea-Bissau02023
121 Haiti02023
121 Heard Island and McDonald Islands02023
121 Holy See (Vatican City)02023
121 Honduras02023
121 Iraq02023
121 Jamaica02023
121 Jan Mayen02023
121 Kiribati02023
121 Korea North02023
121 Kosovo02023
121 Kuwait02023
121 Kyrgyzstan02023
121 Lesotho02023
121 Liberia02023
121 Libya02023
121 Madagascar02023
121 Malawi02023
121 Maldives02023
121 Mali02023
121 Mauritius02023
121 Micronesia Federated States of02023
121 Mongolia02023
121 Montserrat02023
121 Nauru02023
121 Navassa Island02023
121 Nepal02023
121 New Caledonia02023
121 New Zealand02023
121 Nicaragua02023
121 Nigeria02023
121 Niue02023
121 Norfolk Island02023
121 Oman02023
121 Palau02023
121 Panama02023
121 Paracel Islands02023
121 Paraguay02023
121 Pitcairn Islands02023
121 Rwanda02023
121 Saint Barthelemy02023
121 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha02023
121 Saint Kitts and Nevis02023
121 Saint Lucia02023
121 Saint Martin02023
121 Saint Pierre and Miquelon02023
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines02023
121 Sao Tome and Principe02023
121 Senegal02023
121 Seychelles02023
121 Sierra Leone02023
121 Sint Maarten02023
121 Solomon Islands02023
121 Somalia02023
121 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands02023
121 South Sudan02023
121 Spratly Islands02023
121 Sudan02023
121 Suriname02023
121 Svalbard02023
121 Taiwan02023
121 Tajikistan02023
121 Tanzania02023
121 Timor-Leste02023
121 Tokelau02023
121 Tonga02023
121 Trinidad and Tobago02023
121 Turkey (Turkiye)02023
121 Turkmenistan02023
121 Turks and Caicos Islands02023
121 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges02023
121 Uzbekistan02023
121 Venezuela02023
121 Virgin Islands02023
121 Wake Island02023
121 Wallis and Futuna02023
121 World02023
121 Zambia02023

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