Recycling rate of municipal waste in Hungary
Hungary recycled 33.6% of its municipal waste in 2024.
Hungary, 2024
33.6%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
49.4%i (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
45.8%
Position in 2024
23rd of 32
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.
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%.
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Municipal waste generated per person
414 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
2,692 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
98.0%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
8.1%
2022 · World Bank