South Korea - Municipal Waste Recycled

Since 2014, South Korea Municipal Waste Recycled rose 1.7% year on year. At 11,533.48 Thousand Metric Tons in 2019, the country was number 3 among other countries in Municipal Waste Recycled. South Korea is overtaken by Germany, which was ranked number 2 at 25,742.26 Thousand Metric Tons and is followed by France at 9,038 Thousand Metric Tons. United States topped the ranking with 65,364.86 Thousand Metric Tons in 2019, +1.2% compared to 2018. Chile witnessed the best average annual growth at +132.1% per year, while Portugal witnessed the worst performance at -3.3% per year.

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Date Thousand Metric Tons
2019 11,533.48
2018 11,479.33
2017 11,424.08
2016 11,615.00
2015 10,927.00
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How does South Korea rank in Municipal Waste Recycled?

# 35 Countries Thousand Metric Tons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
65,364.86 2019 +1.2 % +1.6 % View data
2 #2
Germany
25,742.26 2019 +1.9 % +1.2 % View data
3 #3
South Korea
11,533.48 2019 +0.5 % +1.7 % View data
4 #4
France
9,038.00 2019 +2.2 % +3.5 % View data
5 #5
Italy
8,882.00 2019 +2.4 % +3.5 % View data
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