ten00062 · 2012–2023

Recovery rates for packaging waste

Eurostat ten00062 — Recovery rates for packaging waste. Data range: 2012 to 2023.

At a glance

In 2023, the EU-27 figure for recovery rates for packaging waste was 82.5 .

That is a 3.1% rose versus 2022 (80.0).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 2.6% higher.

Across member states, Belgium reported the highest value (98.2, 2023) and Romania the lowest (39.0, 2022) — a ratio of 2.5× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset ten00062; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2023
82.5
HIGHEST · 2023
Belgium
98.2
LOWEST · 2022
Romania
39.0

Map · 2023

Finland: 94.7 FI 94.7 Sweden: 70.7 SE 70.7 Denmark: 92.4 DK 92.4 Estonia: 92.8 EE 92.8 Ireland: 93.9 IE 93.9 Netherlands: 93.6 NL 93.6 Germany: 96.2 DE 96.2 Poland: 67.5 PL 67.5 Latvia: 67.7 LV 67.7 Belgium: 98.2 BE 98.2 Luxembourg: 94.1 LU 94.1 Czechia: 86.1 CZ 86.1 Slovakia: 78.2 SK 78.2 Lithuania: 86.4 LT 86.4 France: 83.5 FR 83.5 Austria: 95.4 AT 95.4 Hungary: 50.3 HU 50.3 Romania: 39.0 RO 39.0 Portugal: 68.1 PT 68.1 Spain: 75.9 ES 75.9 Italy: 84.2 IT 84.2 Slovenia: 91.0 SI 91.0 Bulgaria: 58.3 BG 58.3 Cyprus: 82.6 CY 82.6 Malta: 52.2 MT 52.2 Croatia: 52.5 HR 52.5 Greece: 48.0 EL 48.0
39.0 98.2

Ranking · 2023

Belgium BE 98.2 Germany DE 96.2 Austria AT 95.4 Finland FI 94.7 Luxembourg LU 94.1 Ireland IE 93.9 Netherlands NL 93.6 Estonia EE 92.8 Denmark DK 92.4 Slovenia SI 91 Lithuania LT 86.4 Czechia CZ 86.1 Italy IT 84.2 France FR 83.5 Cyprus CY 82.6 European Union (27) EU 82.5 Slovakia SK 78.2 Spain ES 75.9 Sweden SE 70.7 Portugal PT 68.1 Latvia LV 67.7 Poland PL 67.5 Bulgaria BG 58.3 Croatia HR 52.5 Malta MT 52.2 Hungary HU 50.3 Greece EL 48 Romania RO 39
2023 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

50.23 67.36 84.5 102 119 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023 Belgium Germany Austria Finland Luxembourg Ireland Netherlands Estonia Denmark Slovenia Lithuania Czechia European Union (27) Recovery rates for packaging waste (value) BE DE AT FI LU IE NL EE DK SI LT CZ EU27_2020
  • Belgium 98.2
  • Germany 96.2
  • Austria 95.4
  • Finland 94.7
  • Luxembourg 94.1
  • Ireland 93.9
  • Netherlands 93.6
  • Estonia 92.8
  • Denmark 92.4
  • Slovenia 91
  • Lithuania 86.4
  • Czechia 86.1
  • European Union (27) 82.5

Country × year heatmap · all values

201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023 Austria AT Austria · 2012: 94.0 Austria · 2013: 96.1 Austria · 2014: 96.2 Austria · 2015: 96.3 Austria · 2016: 95.7 Austria · 2017: 95.3 Austria · 2018: 95.2 Austria · 2019: 95.4 Austria · 2020: 94.4 Austria · 2021: 94.5 Austria · 2022: 95.1 Austria · 2023: 95.4 Belgium BE Belgium · 2012: 97.0 Belgium · 2013: 96.6 Belgium · 2014: 99.2 Belgium · 2015: 99.3 Belgium · 2016: 99.8 Belgium · 2017: 99.6 Belgium · 2018: 99.6 Belgium · 2019: 99.5 Belgium · 2020: 98.9 Belgium · 2021: 99.1 Belgium · 2022: 99.1 Belgium · 2023: 98.2 Bulgaria BG Bulgaria · 2012: 67.5 Bulgaria · 2013: 66.0 Bulgaria · 2014: 62.2 Bulgaria · 2015: 64.1 Bulgaria · 2016: 63.8 Bulgaria · 2017: 65.8 Bulgaria · 2018: 60.5 Bulgaria · 2019: 61.4 Bulgaria · 2021: 57.9 Bulgaria · 2022: 58.3 Croatia HR Croatia · 2012: 59.7 Croatia · 2013: 58.8 Croatia · 2014: 52.8 Croatia · 2015: 60.1 Croatia · 2016: 54.7 Croatia · 2017: 53.3 Croatia · 2018: 58.4 Croatia · 2019: 48.9 Croatia · 2020: 54.7 Croatia · 2021: 52.4 Croatia · 2022: 53.0 Croatia · 2023: 52.5 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2012: 55.7 Cyprus · 2013: 56.6 Cyprus · 2014: 58.7 Cyprus · 2015: 59.9 Cyprus · 2016: 67.6 Cyprus · 2017: 68.7 Cyprus · 2018: 70.1 Cyprus · 2019: 71.6 Cyprus · 2020: 64.4 Cyprus · 2021: 61.4 Cyprus · 2022: 82.6 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2012: 73.6 Czechia · 2013: 74.7 Czechia · 2014: 78.6 Czechia · 2015: 79.5 Czechia · 2016: 79.9 Czechia · 2017: 77.1 Czechia · 2018: 73.9 Czechia · 2019: 75.5 Czechia · 2020: 77.3 Czechia · 2021: 77.1 Czechia · 2022: 81.1 Czechia · 2023: 86.1 Denmark DK Denmark · 2012: 89.0 Denmark · 2013: 93.4 Denmark · 2014: 92.2 Denmark · 2015: 94.0 Denmark · 2016: 96.1 Denmark · 2017: 92.9 Denmark · 2018: 87.9 Denmark · 2019: 93.0 Denmark · 2020: 100.6 Denmark · 2021: 96.0 Denmark · 2022: 92.5 Denmark · 2023: 92.4 Estonia EE Estonia · 2012: 67.8 Estonia · 2013: 77.7 Estonia · 2014: 82.0 Estonia · 2015: 80.1 Estonia · 2016: 83.8 Estonia · 2017: 81.3 Estonia · 2018: 86.5 Estonia · 2019: 99.8 Estonia · 2020: 95.5 Estonia · 2021: 97.6 Estonia · 2022: 97.7 Estonia · 2023: 92.8 Finland FI Finland · 2012: 93.3 Finland · 2013: 93.2 Finland · 2014: 98.3 Finland · 2015: 102.2 Finland · 2016: 109.8 Finland · 2017: 112.1 Finland · 2018: 114.6 Finland · 2019: 115.1 Finland · 2020: 97.9 Finland · 2021: 94.6 Finland · 2022: 95.2 Finland · 2023: 94.7 France FR France · 2012: 74.7 France · 2013: 75.4 France · 2014: 74.6 France · 2015: 75.5 France · 2016: 75.6 France · 2017: 78.0 France · 2018: 72.3 France · 2019: 77.9 France · 2020: 75.0 France · 2021: 74.7 France · 2022: 79.9 France · 2023: 83.5 Germany DE Germany · 2012: 96.8 Germany · 2013: 97.7 Germany · 2014: 97.8 Germany · 2015: 97.2 Germany · 2016: 97.2 Germany · 2017: 97.0 Germany · 2018: 96.9 Germany · 2019: 95.7 Germany · 2020: 96.0 Germany · 2021: 96.2 Germany · 2022: 96.3 Germany · 2023: 96.2 Greece EL Greece · 2012: 58.6 Greece · 2013: 52.8 Greece · 2014: 54.3 Greece · 2015: 60.7 Greece · 2016: 67.2 Greece · 2017: 71.6 Greece · 2018: 63.6 Greece · 2019: 60.1 Greece · 2021: 54.1 Greece · 2022: 43.4 Greece · 2023: 48.0 Hungary HU Hungary · 2012: 60.1 Hungary · 2013: 60.3 Hungary · 2014: 55.2 Hungary · 2015: 58.1 Hungary · 2016: 59.9 Hungary · 2017: 60.1 Hungary · 2018: 55.1 Hungary · 2019: 56.0 Hungary · 2020: 55.3 Hungary · 2021: 54.3 Hungary · 2022: 51.7 Hungary · 2023: 50.3 Ireland IE Ireland · 2012: 86.6 Ireland · 2013: 88.1 Ireland · 2014: 90.6 Ireland · 2015: 91.4 Ireland · 2016: 87.6 Ireland · 2017: 85.8 Ireland · 2018: 91.1 Ireland · 2019: 94.4 Ireland · 2020: 93.4 Ireland · 2021: 90.2 Ireland · 2022: 92.3 Ireland · 2023: 93.9 Italy IT Italy · 2012: 76.3 Italy · 2013: 76.5 Italy · 2014: 76.4 Italy · 2015: 77.9 Italy · 2016: 78.0 Italy · 2017: 77.6 Italy · 2018: 77.6 Italy · 2019: 79.1 Italy · 2020: 80.8 Italy · 2021: 79.6 Italy · 2022: 78.7 Italy · 2023: 84.2 Latvia LV Latvia · 2012: 54.6 Latvia · 2013: 54.5 Latvia · 2014: 58.4 Latvia · 2015: 62.1 Latvia · 2016: 60.2 Latvia · 2017: 60.9 Latvia · 2018: 64.3 Latvia · 2019: 65.5 Latvia · 2020: 65.4 Latvia · 2021: 65.2 Latvia · 2022: 64.1 Latvia · 2023: 67.7 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2012: 62.5 Lithuania · 2013: 53.9 Lithuania · 2014: 57.9 Lithuania · 2015: 60.2 Lithuania · 2016: 69.7 Lithuania · 2017: 69.1 Lithuania · 2018: 68.6 Lithuania · 2019: 70.5 Lithuania · 2020: 69.8 Lithuania · 2021: 71.0 Lithuania · 2022: 70.4 Lithuania · 2023: 86.4 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2012: 93.0 Luxembourg · 2013: 91.8 Luxembourg · 2014: 92.3 Luxembourg · 2015: 91.9 Luxembourg · 2016: 92.7 Luxembourg · 2017: 93.0 Luxembourg · 2018: 94.1 Luxembourg · 2019: 94.3 Luxembourg · 2020: 95.1 Luxembourg · 2021: 98.5 Luxembourg · 2022: 94.7 Luxembourg · 2023: 94.1 Malta MT Malta · 2012: 47.5 Malta · 2013: 38.2 Malta · 2014: 41.3 Malta · 2015: 37.2 Malta · 2016: 39.7 Malta · 2017: 35.6 Malta · 2018: 35.7 Malta · 2019: 33.7 Malta · 2020: 40.0 Malta · 2021: 36.9 Malta · 2022: 35.1 Malta · 2023: 52.2 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2012: 92.7 Netherlands · 2013: 94.2 Netherlands · 2014: 94.2 Netherlands · 2015: 95.0 Netherlands · 2016: 94.7 Netherlands · 2017: 95.5 Netherlands · 2018: 94.3 Netherlands · 2019: 95.3 Netherlands · 2020: 92.5 Netherlands · 2021: 93.4 Netherlands · 2022: 93.2 Netherlands · 2023: 93.6 Poland PL Poland · 2012: 57.1 Poland · 2013: 50.4 Poland · 2014: 60.0 Poland · 2015: 60.9 Poland · 2016: 61.7 Poland · 2017: 60.8 Poland · 2018: 63.4 Poland · 2019: 62.9 Poland · 2022: 64.3 Poland · 2023: 67.5 Portugal PT Portugal · 2012: 59.9 Portugal · 2013: 64.8 Portugal · 2014: 64.1 Portugal · 2015: 60.2 Portugal · 2016: 64.0 Portugal · 2017: 65.5 Portugal · 2018: 66.8 Portugal · 2019: 72.0 Portugal · 2020: 68.9 Portugal · 2021: 70.4 Portugal · 2022: 68.3 Portugal · 2023: 68.1 Romania RO Romania · 2012: 57.4 Romania · 2013: 54.5 Romania · 2014: 56.4 Romania · 2015: 56.9 Romania · 2016: 62.3 Romania · 2017: 62.9 Romania · 2018: 60.0 Romania · 2019: 47.2 Romania · 2020: 42.5 Romania · 2021: 39.8 Romania · 2022: 39.0 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2012: 70.0 Slovakia · 2013: 69.5 Slovakia · 2014: 68.0 Slovakia · 2015: 66.7 Slovakia · 2016: 69.5 Slovakia · 2017: 68.6 Slovakia · 2018: 69.1 Slovakia · 2019: 69.7 Slovakia · 2020: 74.1 Slovakia · 2021: 79.7 Slovakia · 2022: 77.2 Slovakia · 2023: 78.2 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2012: 78.0 Slovenia · 2013: 92.5 Slovenia · 2014: 88.1 Slovenia · 2015: 77.4 Slovenia · 2016: 80.9 Slovenia · 2017: 75.3 Slovenia · 2018: 80.5 Slovenia · 2019: 80.0 Slovenia · 2020: 85.1 Slovenia · 2021: 70.3 Slovenia · 2022: 76.7 Slovenia · 2023: 91.0 Spain ES Spain · 2012: 72.5 Spain · 2013: 73.1 Spain · 2014: 75.0 Spain · 2015: 73.4 Spain · 2016: 76.8 Spain · 2017: 74.2 Spain · 2018: 74.5 Spain · 2019: 75.5 Spain · 2020: 70.2 Spain · 2021: 74.0 Spain · 2022: 71.9 Spain · 2023: 75.9 Sweden SE Sweden · 2012: 98.0 Sweden · 2013: 78.2 Sweden · 2014: 77.9 Sweden · 2015: 79.5 Sweden · 2016: 71.0 Sweden · 2017: 72.5 Sweden · 2018: 63.1 Sweden · 2019: 62.4 Sweden · 2020: 63.7 Sweden · 2021: 61.8 Sweden · 2022: 68.8 Sweden · 2023: 70.7
33.7 115.1

Member states · ranked by latest value

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