Recycling rate of municipal waste in Hungary

Hungary recycled 33.6% of its municipal waste in 2024.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Hungary, 2024 33.6% % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 33.4%
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 23rd of 32 See the full ranking

Recycling rate of municipal waste in Hungary 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 HungaryEuropean Union
2024 33.6% 49.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 33.4% 47.9%
2022 32.8% 49.1%
2021 34.9% 49.7%
2020 32.0% 48.5%
2019 35.9% 47.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 37.4% 46.4%
2017 35.0% 46.3%
2016 34.7% 45.9%
2015 32.2% 44.9%
2014 30.5% 43.4%
2013 26.4% 41.5%
2012 25.5% 40.9%
2011 22.0% 38.9%
2010 19.6% 38.0%
2009 15.4% 37.3%
2008 15.2% 36.6%
2007 12.1% 35.2%
2006 10.4% 33.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2005 9.6% 32.5%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2004 11.8%b (break in time series) 31.8%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2003 3.5% 31.1%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 2.5% 30.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 1.6% 28.7%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 1.6%b (break in time series) 27.3%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 33.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 30.5%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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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 Hungary
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat