DE · 2021 · ten00063
Recycling rates for packaging waste
Germany, 2021
Recycling rates for packaging waste
67.7
Germany, 2021
▼ 0.6% vs 2020 (68.1)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's recycling rates for packaging waste decreased by 0.6% compared to 2020, reaching 67.7.
Germany accounts for 105.8% of the EU-27 total of 64.0.
Germany ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.2% (from 70.7 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ten00063, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
105.8%
EU-27: 64.0
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · ten00063