Recycling rate of municipal waste in Romania

Romania recycled 12.4% of its municipal waste in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2023 12.4% % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2022 +0.1percentage points 2022: 12.3%
European Union, 2023 47.9% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 43.3% Middle value of 27 countries

Recycling rate of municipal waste in Romania 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 RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 – 49.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 12.4% 47.9%
2022 12.3% 49.1%
2021 12.3% 49.7%
2020 12.2% 48.5%
2019 11.5% 47.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 11.1% 46.4%
2017 14.0% 46.3%
2016 13.4% 45.9%
2015 13.3% 44.9%
2014 13.1% 43.4%
2013 13.2% 41.5%
2012 14.8% 40.9%
2011 11.7% 38.9%
2010 12.8%b (break in time series) 38.0%
2009 1.1%e (estimated) 37.3%
2008 0.9%e (estimated) 36.6%
2007 0.5%e (estimated) 35.2%
2006 0.5%e (estimated) 33.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2005 1.8%e (estimated) 32.5%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2004 1.1%e (estimated) 31.8%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2003 0.2%be (break in time series, estimated) 31.1%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 2.0%e (estimated) 30.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 1.6%e (estimated) 28.7%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 0.0%e (estimated) 27.3%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 12.3% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 47.9%.

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 2023 for Romania
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat