IE · 2018 · ten00063
Recycling rates for packaging waste
Ireland, 2018
Recycling rates for packaging waste
63.9
Ireland, 2018
▼ 2.6% vs 2017 (65.6)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's recycling rates for packaging waste decreased by 2.6% compared to 2017, reaching 63.9.
Ireland accounts for 97.4% of the EU-27 total of 65.6.
Ireland ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.0% (from 70.2 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset ten00063, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
97.4%
EU-27: 65.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · ten00063