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This entry provides the amount of municipal solid waste a country produces annually and the amount of that waste that is recycled. Municipal solid waste consists of everyday items that are used and thrown away. Municipal solid waste -- often referred to as trash or garbage -- comes from homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses. Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. This entry includes three subfields: annual amount of municipal solid waste generated (tons), annual amount of municipal solid waste recycled (tons), and percentage of municipal solid waste recycled.
Afghanistan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.629 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.1% (2022 est.)
Albania
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.087 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 20.5% (2022 est.)
Algeria
municipal solid waste generated annually: 12.379 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11% (2022 est.)
American Samoa
municipal solid waste generated annually: 19,000 tons (2024 est.)Andorra
municipal solid waste generated annually: 43,000 tons (2024 est.)Angola
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.214 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 19% (2022 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
municipal solid waste generated annually: 30,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.3% (2022 est.)
Argentina
municipal solid waste generated annually: 17.911 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.6% (2022 est.)
Armenia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 492,800 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.5% (2022 est.)
Aruba
municipal solid waste generated annually: 88,100 tons (2024 est.)Australia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 13.345 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 52.9% (2022 est.)
Austria
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.22 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 36% (2022 est.)
Azerbaijan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.93 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.4% (2022 est.)
Bahamas, The
municipal solid waste generated annually: 264,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.9% (2022 est.)
Bahrain
municipal solid waste generated annually: 951,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.1% (2022 est.)
Bangladesh
municipal solid waste generated annually: 14.778 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.7% (2022 est.)
Barbados
municipal solid waste generated annually: 174,800 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.6% (2022 est.)
Belarus
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.28 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 19% (2022 est.)
Belgium
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.766 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31.7% (2022 est.)
Belize
municipal solid waste generated annually: 101,400 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.4% (2022 est.)
Benin
municipal solid waste generated annually: 685,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 56.9% (2022 est.)
Bermuda
municipal solid waste generated annually: 82,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 2% (2012 est.)
Bhutan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 111,300 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 1.7% (2022 est.)
Bolivia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.219 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34.4% (2022 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.249 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23.8% (2022 est.)
Botswana
municipal solid waste generated annually: 210,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 21% (2022 est.)
Brazil
municipal solid waste generated annually: 79.07 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 2.8% (2022 est.)
British Virgin Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 21,100 tons (2024 est.)Brunei
municipal solid waste generated annually: 216,300 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 20% (2022 est.)
Bulgaria
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.859 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 29.8% (2022 est.)
Burkina Faso
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.575 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23% (2022 est.)
Burma
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.677 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.3% (2022 est.)
Burundi
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.872 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 7.1% (2022 est.)
Cabo Verde
municipal solid waste generated annually: 132,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 17.4% (2022 est.)
Cambodia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.089 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.4% (2022 est.)
Cameroon
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.271 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.6% (2022 est.)
Canada
municipal solid waste generated annually: 25.103 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23.1% (2022 est.)
Cayman Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 60,000 tons (2024 est.)Central African Republic
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.106 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.1% (2022 est.)
Chad
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.359 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.1% (2022 est.)
Chile
municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.517 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 1% (2022 est.)
China
municipal solid waste generated annually: 395.081 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.4% (2022 est.)
Colombia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 12.15 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 28.5% (2022 est.)
Comoros
municipal solid waste generated annually: 91,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.1% (2022 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
municipal solid waste generated annually: 14.385 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6.4% (2022 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
municipal solid waste generated annually: 451,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 17.2% (2022 est.)
Costa Rica
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.46 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 5.4% (2022 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.441 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.3% (2022 est.)
Croatia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.81 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 20% (2022 est.)
Cuba
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.693 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 25.7% (2022 est.)
Curacao
municipal solid waste generated annually: 24,700 tons (2024 est.)Cyprus
municipal solid waste generated annually: 769,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 17.6% (2022 est.)
Czechia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.335 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 37.3% (2022 est.)
Denmark
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.911 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 35.4% (2022 est.)
Djibouti
municipal solid waste generated annually: 115,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.9% (2022 est.)
Dominica
municipal solid waste generated annually: 13,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.6% (2022 est.)
Dominican Republic
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.064 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.6% (2022 est.)
Ecuador
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.297 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 28% (2022 est.)
Egypt
municipal solid waste generated annually: 21 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 26.6% (2022 est.)
El Salvador
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.649 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.2% (2022 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
municipal solid waste generated annually: 198,400 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23.9% (2022 est.)
Eritrea
municipal solid waste generated annually: 727,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6.8% (2022 est.)
Estonia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 489,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 39.1% (2022 est.)
Eswatini
municipal solid waste generated annually: 218,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 17.3% (2022 est.)
Ethiopia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.533 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.8% (2022 est.)
Faroe Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 61,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 67% (2012 est.)
Fiji
municipal solid waste generated annually: 189,400 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16.1% (2022 est.)
Finland
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.124 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 35.4% (2022 est.)
France
municipal solid waste generated annually: 36.749 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31.6% (2022 est.)
French Polynesia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 147,000 tons (2024 est.)Gabon
municipal solid waste generated annually: 238,100 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 22.4% (2022 est.)
Gambia, The
municipal solid waste generated annually: 193,400 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13% (2022 est.)
Gaza Strip
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.387 million tons (2024 est.)note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Georgia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 800,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 19.6% (2022 est.)
Germany
municipal solid waste generated annually: 50.628 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 49.8% (2022 est.)
Ghana
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.538 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.3% (2022 est.)
Gibraltar
municipal solid waste generated annually: 17,000 tons (2024 est.)Greece
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.615 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 22.4% (2022 est.)
Greenland
municipal solid waste generated annually: 50,000 tons (2024 est.)Grenada
municipal solid waste generated annually: 29,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.1% (2022 est.)
Guam
municipal solid waste generated annually: 141,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 17.9% (2011 est.)
Guatemala
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.757 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.4% (2022 est.)
Guernsey
municipal solid waste generated annually: 178,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 28.4% (2016 est.)
note: data include combined totals for Guernsey and Jersey.
Guinea
municipal solid waste generated annually: 596,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23.9% (2022 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
municipal solid waste generated annually: 289,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.1% (2022 est.)
Guyana
municipal solid waste generated annually: 179,300 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23% (2022 est.)
Haiti
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.31 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.1% (2022 est.)
Honduras
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.162 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.3% (2022 est.)
Hong Kong
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.68 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34% (2016 est.)
Hungary
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.781 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31% (2022 est.)
Iceland
municipal solid waste generated annually: 225,300 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 55.5% (2022 est.)
India
municipal solid waste generated annually: 189.75 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 17.8% (2022 est.)
Indonesia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 65.2 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.2% (2022 est.)
Iran
municipal solid waste generated annually: 17.885 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16.8% (2022 est.)
Iraq
municipal solid waste generated annually: 13.14 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.4% (2022 est.)
Ireland
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.911 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 42.4% (2022 est.)
Isle of Man
municipal solid waste generated annually: 50,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 50% (2011 est.)
Israel
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.4 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 30.4% (2022 est.)
Italy
municipal solid waste generated annually: 30.088 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 39.9% (2022 est.)
Jamaica
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.052 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15% (2022 est.)
Japan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 42.72 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.5% (2022 est.)
Jersey
municipal solid waste generated annually: 178,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 28.4% (2016 est.)
note: data include combined totals for Guernsey and Jersey.
Jordan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.53 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.6% (2022 est.)
Kazakhstan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.66 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 3.8% (2022 est.)
Kenya
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.595 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 19.9% (2022 est.)
Kiribati
municipal solid waste generated annually: 35,700 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.4% (2022 est.)
Korea, South
municipal solid waste generated annually: 20.453 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 67.1% (2022 est.)
Kosovo
municipal solid waste generated annually: 319,000 tons (2024 est.)Kuwait
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.75 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.4% (2022 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.113 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.6% (2022 est.)
Laos
municipal solid waste generated annually: 351,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.1% (2022 est.)
Latvia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 839,700 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31.3% (2022 est.)
Lebanon
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.04 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15% (2022 est.)
Lesotho
municipal solid waste generated annually: 73,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.9% (2022 est.)
Liberia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 564,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 7.9% (2022 est.)
Libya
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.148 million tons (2024 est.)Liechtenstein
municipal solid waste generated annually: 32,400 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 64.6% (2015 est.)
Lithuania
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.315 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34.9% (2022 est.)
Luxembourg
municipal solid waste generated annually: 490,300 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 42% (2022 est.)
Macau
municipal solid waste generated annually: 377,900 tons (2024 est.)Madagascar
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.769 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.2% (2022 est.)
Malawi
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.298 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.6% (2022 est.)
Malaysia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 12.983 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 22.1% (2022 est.)
Maldives
municipal solid waste generated annually: 211,500 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 20.9% (2022 est.)
Mali
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.937 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.4% (2022 est.)
Malta
municipal solid waste generated annually: 348,800 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.5% (2022 est.)
Marshall Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 8,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 39.7% (2022 est.)
Mauritania
municipal solid waste generated annually: 454,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10% (2022 est.)
Mauritius
municipal solid waste generated annually: 438,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.9% (2022 est.)
Mexico
municipal solid waste generated annually: 53.1 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.6% (2022 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
municipal solid waste generated annually: 26,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.2% (2022 est.)
Moldova
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.981 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 36.9% (2022 est.)
Monaco
municipal solid waste generated annually: 46,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 5.4% (2012 est.)
Mongolia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.9 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13% (2022 est.)
Montenegro
municipal solid waste generated annually: 329,800 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6.4% (2022 est.)
Morocco
municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.852 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 25.4% (2022 est.)
note: data does not include former Western Sahara
Mozambique
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.5 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 5.2% (2022 est.)
Namibia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 256,700 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 19.6% (2022 est.)
Nauru
municipal solid waste generated annually: 6,200 tons (2024 est.)Nepal
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.769 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.6% (2022 est.)
Netherlands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 8.805 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 28.3% (2022 est.)
New Caledonia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 108,200 tons (2024 est.)New Zealand
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.405 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 22% (2022 est.)
Nicaragua
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.529 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15% (2022 est.)
Niger
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.866 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 20.3% (2022 est.)
Nigeria
municipal solid waste generated annually: 27.615 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.7% (2022 est.)
North Macedonia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 627,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.9% (2022 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 32,800 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 36% (2016 est.)
Norway
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.15 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 35.3% (2022 est.)
Oman
municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.308 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.9% (2022 est.)
Pakistan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 30.76 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.8% (2022 est.)
Palau
municipal solid waste generated annually: 9,400 tons (2024 est.)Panama
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.472 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.2% (2022 est.)
Papua New Guinea
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6.3% (2022 est.)
Paraguay
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.819 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 18.1% (2022 est.)
Peru
municipal solid waste generated annually: 8.357 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.2% (2022 est.)
Philippines
municipal solid waste generated annually: 14.632 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 49.9% (2022 est.)
Poland
municipal solid waste generated annually: 12.758 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 38.3% (2022 est.)
Portugal
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.268 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 23.5% (2022 est.)
Puerto Rico
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.171 million tons (2024 est.)Qatar
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.001 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6% (2022 est.)
Romania
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.42 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13% (2022 est.)
Russia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 60 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 5.3% (2022 est.)
Rwanda
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.385 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.5% (2022 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
municipal solid waste generated annually: 32,900 tons (2024 est.)Saint Lucia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 77,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.3% (2022 est.)
Saint Martin
municipal solid waste generated annually: 15,500 tons (2024 est.)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
municipal solid waste generated annually: 31,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.3% (2022 est.)
Samoa
municipal solid waste generated annually: 27,400 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 57.6% (2022 est.)
San Marino
municipal solid waste generated annually: 17,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 45.1% (2016 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
municipal solid waste generated annually: 25,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16.9% (2022 est.)
Saudi Arabia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 16.126 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 18.8% (2022 est.)
Senegal
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.454 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11.9% (2022 est.)
Serbia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.347 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 1% (2022 est.)
Seychelles
municipal solid waste generated annually: 48,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.4% (2022 est.)
Sierra Leone
municipal solid waste generated annually: 610,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 9.7% (2022 est.)
Singapore
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.87 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 51.7% (2022 est.)
Slovakia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.296 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.2% (2022 est.)
Slovenia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.052 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.8% (2022 est.)
Solomon Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 180,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 6.1% (2022 est.)
Somalia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.326 million tons (2024 est.)South Africa
municipal solid waste generated annually: 18.457 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 28.2% (2022 est.)
South Sudan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.681 million tons (2024 est.)Spain
municipal solid waste generated annually: 22.409 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 27.7% (2022 est.)
Sri Lanka
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.632 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.5% (2022 est.)
Sudan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.831 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 8.9% (2022 est.)
Suriname
municipal solid waste generated annually: 78,600 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16.9% (2022 est.)
Sweden
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.618 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 39.7% (2022 est.)
Switzerland
municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.08 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 30.1% (2022 est.)
Syria
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.5 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 2.5% (2010 est.)
Taiwan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 7.336 million tons (2015 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.8% (2022 est.)
Tajikistan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.787 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.9% (2022 est.)
Tanzania
municipal solid waste generated annually: 9.277 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.3% (2022 est.)
Thailand
municipal solid waste generated annually: 26.853 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 40% (2022 est.)
Timor-Leste
municipal solid waste generated annually: 63,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 13.5% (2022 est.)
Togo
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.109 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 3.5% (2022 est.)
Tonga
municipal solid waste generated annually: 17,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.2% (2022 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
municipal solid waste generated annually: 727,900 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16.2% (2022 est.)
Tunisia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.7 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.9% (2022 est.)
Turkey (Turkiye)
municipal solid waste generated annually: 35.374 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 32% (2022 est.)
Turkmenistan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 500,000 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.3% (2022 est.)
Tuvalu
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4,000 tons (2024 est.)Uganda
municipal solid waste generated annually: 7.045 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.1% (2022 est.)
Ukraine
municipal solid waste generated annually: 15.242 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 4.5% (2022 est.)
United Arab Emirates
municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.618 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.5% (2022 est.)
United Kingdom
municipal solid waste generated annually: 30.771 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34.2% (2022 est.)
United States
municipal solid waste generated annually: 265.225 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 14.8% (2022 est.)
Uruguay
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.26 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 24.8% (2022 est.)
Uzbekistan
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31.6% (2022 est.)
Vanuatu
municipal solid waste generated annually: 70,200 tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 52.9% (2022 est.)
Venezuela
municipal solid waste generated annually: 9.779 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 21.3% (2022 est.)
Vietnam
municipal solid waste generated annually: 9.57 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 46% (2022 est.)
Virgin Islands
municipal solid waste generated annually: 146,500 tons (2024 est.)West Bank
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.387 million tons (2024 est.)note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
Yemen
municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.837 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 8% (2016 est.)
Zambia
municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.608 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12.6% (2022 est.)
Zimbabwe
municipal solid waste generated annually: 1.45 million tons (2024 est.)percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 21.8% (2022 est.)