Recycling rate of municipal waste in Spain
Spain recycled 42.5% of its municipal waste in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Spain, 2024
42.5%e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
−0.8percentage points
European Union, 2024
49.4%i (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
45.8%
Position in 2024
20th of 32
Recycling rate of municipal waste in Spain 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: p provisional; e estimated; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 43.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 30.8%, the figure has changed by +11.7 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.
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Municipal waste generated per person
456e (Estimated) kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
2,457 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
99.9%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
99.5%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
99.9%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
43.3%
2022 · World Bank