Recycling rate of municipal waste in France

France recycled 45.5% of its municipal waste in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
France, 2024 45.5%b (Break in time series) % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2023 +5.2percentage points 2023: 40.3% Break in series at 2024: part of this change may come from a change in method.
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 16th of 32 See the full ranking

Recycling rate of municipal waste in France 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 FranceEuropean Union
2024 45.5%b (break in time series) 49.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 40.3%e (estimated) 47.9%
2022 40.1%e (estimated) 49.1%
2021 40.9%e (estimated) 49.7%
2020 39.3%e (estimated) 48.5%
2019 41.0%e (estimated) 47.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 40.7%e (estimated) 46.4%
2017 40.2%e (estimated) 46.3%
2016 39.7%e (estimated) 45.9%
2015 40.7% 44.9%
2014 39.7%e (estimated) 43.4%
2013 38.7% 41.5%
2012 37.7%e (estimated) 40.9%
2011 36.8% 38.9%
2010 36.0%e (estimated) 38.0%
2009 35.3% 37.3%
2008 33.8%e (estimated) 36.6%
2007 32.3% 35.2%
2006 30.7%e (estimated) 33.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2005 29.0% 32.5%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2004 29.0% 31.8%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2003 28.0% 31.1%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 27.3% 30.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 26.1% 28.7%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 24.5% 27.3%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +5.2 percentage points from 40.3% in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.7%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, France has the 16th 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 France
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat