Recycling rate of municipal waste in Cyprus

Cyprus recycled 15.8% of its municipal waste in 2024.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Cyprus, 2024 15.8%p (Provisional) % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 15.8%
European Union, 2024 49.4%i (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 45.8% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 29th of 32 See the full ranking

Recycling rate of municipal waste in Cyprus over time

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% of municipal waste generated. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Recycling rate of municipal waste (% of municipal waste generated), 2000 to 2024
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2024 15.8%p (provisional) 49.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 15.8% 47.9%
2022 14.8% 49.1%
2021 14.0% 49.7%
2020 17.0% 48.5%
2019 16.9% 47.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 16.8% 46.4%
2017 16.5% 46.3%
2016 16.3% 45.9%
2015 16.7% 44.9%
2014 14.8% 43.4%
2013 13.9% 41.5%
2012 12.8% 40.9%
2011 11.2% 38.9%
2010 11.2% 38.0%
2009 8.3% 37.3%
2008 7.5% 36.6%
2007 5.2% 35.2%
2006 4.4%b (break in time series) 33.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2005 3.7% 32.5%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2004 3.2% 31.8%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2003 3.1% 31.1%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 3.2% 30.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 3.1% 28.7%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 3.0% 27.3%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

Flags: b break in time series; p provisional; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.8%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 29th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_11_60 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat