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

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SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
89 AfghanistanN/A2023
89 AkrotiriN/A2023
89 AlbaniaN/A2023
63 Algeria82013
89 American SamoaN/A2023
89 AndorraN/A2023
89 AngolaN/A2023
89 AnguillaN/A2023
89 AntarcticaN/A2023
89 Antigua and BarbudaN/A2023
67 Argentina62010
89 ArmeniaN/A2023
58 Aruba112013
89 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsN/A2023
10 Australia42.12015
28 Austria25.72015
89 AzerbaijanN/A2023
89 Bahamas TheN/A2023
63 Bahrain82012
89 BangladeshN/A2023
61 Barbados92015
48 Belarus162016
15 Belgium34.32015
89 BelizeN/A2023
30 Benin252005
79 Bermuda22012
83 Bhutan0.92016
56 Bolivia12.12015
88 Bosnia and Herzegovina02015
82 Botswana12005
89 Bouvet IslandN/A2023
80 Brazil1.42014
89 British Indian Ocean TerritoryN/A2023
89 British Virgin IslandsN/A2023
89 BruneiN/A2023
41 Bulgaria192015
57 Burkina Faso122005
89 BurmaN/A2023
89 BurundiN/A2023
89 Cabo VerdeN/A2023
89 CambodiaN/A2023
86 Cameroon0.42009
38 Canada20.62008
37 Cayman Islands212013
89 Central African RepublicN/A2023
89 ChadN/A2023
86 Chile0.42009
89 ChinaN/A2023
89 Christmas IslandN/A2023
89 Clipperton IslandN/A2023
89 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsN/A2023
44 Colombia17.22013
89 ComorosN/A2023
72 Congo Democratic Republic of the4.92005
26 Congo Republic of the26.22005
89 Cook IslandsN/A2023
89 Coral Sea IslandsN/A2023
81 Costa Rica1.32014
76 Cote d'Ivoire32005
46 Croatia16.32015
60 Cuba9.52015
79 Curacao22013
52 Cyprus13.32015
29 Czechia25.52015
24 Denmark27.32015
89 DhekeliaN/A2023
89 DjiboutiN/A2023
89 DominicaN/A2023
62 Dominican Republic8.22015
53 Ecuador12.92015
55 Egypt12.52013
89 El SalvadorN/A2023
89 Equatorial GuineaN/A2023
89 EritreaN/A2023
31 Estonia24.72015
89 EswatiniN/A2023
89 EthiopiaN/A2023
89 European UnionN/A2023
89 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)N/A2023
1 Faroe Islands672012
69 Fiji5.52013
22 Finland28.12015
35 France22.32015
11 French Polynesia392013
89 French Southern and Antarctic LandsN/A2023
89 GabonN/A2023
89 Gambia TheN/A2023
85 Gaza Strip0.52013
89 GeorgiaN/A2023
7 Germany47.82015
89 GhanaN/A2023
89 GibraltarN/A2023
41 Greece192014
89 GreenlandN/A2023
89 GrenadaN/A2023
42 Guam17.92011
89 GuatemalaN/A2023
21 Guernsey28.42016
71 Guinea52005
89 Guinea-BissauN/A2023
85 Guyana0.52010
89 HaitiN/A2023
89 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsN/A2023
89 Holy See (Vatican City)N/A2023
89 HondurasN/A2023
16 Hong Kong342016
27 Hungary25.92015
5 Iceland55.82013
71 India52013
65 Indonesia72016
71 Iran52017
89 IraqN/A2023
17 Ireland332012
6 Isle of Man502011
30 Israel252017
27 Italy25.92015
89 JamaicaN/A2023
89 Jan MayenN/A2023
72 Japan4.92015
21 Jersey28.42016
65 Jordan72014
77 Kazakhstan2.92012
63 Kenya82009
89 KiribatiN/A2023
89 Korea NorthN/A2023
4 Korea South582014
89 KosovoN/A2023
89 KuwaitN/A2023
89 KyrgyzstanN/A2023
59 Laos102015
36 Latvia21.22015
63 Lebanon82014
89 LesothoN/A2023
89 LiberiaN/A2023
89 LibyaN/A2023
2 Liechtenstein64.62015
34 Lithuania22.92015
21 Luxembourg28.42015
39 Macau202014
89 MadagascarN/A2023
89 MalawiN/A2023
43 Malaysia17.52016
89 MaldivesN/A2023
89 MaliN/A2023
66 Malta6.72015
20 Marshall Islands30.82007
63 Mauritania82009
89 MauritiusN/A2023
71 Mexico52013
89 Micronesia Federated States ofN/A2023
49 Moldova15.32015
70 Monaco5.42012
89 MongoliaN/A2023
70 Montenegro5.42015
89 MontserratN/A2023
63 Morocco82014
82 Mozambique12014
73 Namibia4.52005
89 NauruN/A2023
89 Navassa IslandN/A2023
89 NepalN/A2023
32 Netherlands24.62015
89 New CaledoniaN/A2023
89 New ZealandN/A2023
89 NicaraguaN/A2023
74 Niger42005
89 NigeriaN/A2023
89 NiueN/A2023
89 Norfolk IslandN/A2023
87 North Macedonia0.22013
13 Northern Mariana Islands362016
26 Norway26.22015
89 OmanN/A2023
63 Pakistan82017
89 PalauN/A2023
89 PanamaN/A2023
79 Papua New Guinea22016
89 Paracel IslandsN/A2023
89 ParaguayN/A2023
74 Peru42012
23 Philippines282014
89 Pitcairn IslandsN/A2023
25 Poland26.42015
47 Portugal16.22014
51 Puerto Rico142013
76 Qatar32014
68 Romania5.72015
73 Russia4.52012
89 RwandaN/A2023
89 Saint BarthelemyN/A2023
89 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da CunhaN/A2023
89 Saint Kitts and NevisN/A2023
89 Saint LuciaN/A2023
89 Saint MartinN/A2023
89 Saint Pierre and MiquelonN/A2023
89 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/A2023
13 Samoa362013
9 San Marino45.12016
89 Sao Tome and PrincipeN/A2023
50 Saudi Arabia152015
89 SenegalN/A2023
84 Serbia0.82015
89 SeychellesN/A2023
89 Sierra LeoneN/A2023
3 Singapore612015
89 Sint MaartenN/A2023
64 Slovakia7.62015
8 Slovenia46.42015
89 Solomon IslandsN/A2023
89 SomaliaN/A2023
23 South Africa282011
89 South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsN/A2023
89 South SudanN/A2023
45 Spain16.82015
89 Spratly IslandsN/A2023
54 Sri Lanka12.82016
89 SudanN/A2023
89 SurinameN/A2023
89 SvalbardN/A2023
18 Sweden32.42015
19 Switzerland322015
78 Syria2.52010
89 TaiwanN/A2023
89 TajikistanN/A2023
89 TanzaniaN/A2023
40 Thailand19.12012
89 Timor-LesteN/A2023
79 Togo22012
89 TokelauN/A2023
89 TongaN/A2023
89 Trinidad and TobagoN/A2023
74 Tunisia42014
89 Turkey (Turkiye)N/A2023
89 TurkmenistanN/A2023
89 Turks and Caicos IslandsN/A2023
50 Tuvalu152013
67 Uganda62017
75 Ukraine3.22015
39 United Arab Emirates202015
24 United Kingdom27.32015
14 United States34.62014
89 United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesN/A2023
63 Uruguay82011
89 UzbekistanN/A2023
12 Vanuatu372013
89 VenezuelaN/A2023
33 Vietnam232014
89 Virgin IslandsN/A2023
89 Wake IslandN/A2023
89 Wallis and FutunaN/A2023
85 West Bank0.52013
89 WorldN/A2023
63 Yemen82016
89 ZambiaN/A2023
48 Zimbabwe162005

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