DK · 2017 · ten00063

Recycling rates for packaging waste

Denmark, 2017

Recycling rates for packaging waste
71.5
Denmark, 2017
▼ 9.5% vs 2016 (79.0)
Analysis

In 2017, Denmark's recycling rates for packaging waste decreased by 9.5% compared to 2016, reaching 71.5.

Denmark accounts for 105.9% of the EU-27 total of 67.5.

Denmark ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.1% (from 61.6 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset ten00063, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
105.9%
EU-27: 67.5
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
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