ten00063 · 2012–2023

Recycling rates for packaging waste

Eurostat ten00063 — Recycling rates for packaging waste. Data range: 2012 to 2023.

At a glance

In 2023, the EU-27 figure for recycling rates for packaging waste was 67.5 .

That is a 3.4% rose versus 2022 (65.3).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 2.9% higher.

Across member states, Belgium reported the highest value (79.7, 2023) and Romania the lowest (37.3, 2022) — a ratio of 2.1× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset ten00063; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2023
67.5
HIGHEST · 2023
Belgium
79.7
LOWEST · 2022
Romania
37.3

Map · 2023

Finland: 59.4 FI 59.4 Sweden: 68.5 SE 68.5 Denmark: 62.7 DK 62.7 Estonia: 68.5 EE 68.5 Ireland: 61.0 IE 61.0 Netherlands: 75.8 NL 75.8 Germany: 69.4 DE 69.4 Poland: 67.4 PL 67.4 Latvia: 63.1 LV 63.1 Belgium: 79.7 BE 79.7 Luxembourg: 66.1 LU 66.1 Czechia: 74.8 CZ 74.8 Slovakia: 71.9 SK 71.9 Lithuania: 60.7 LT 60.7 France: 69.0 FR 69.0 Austria: 64.9 AT 64.9 Hungary: 42.8 HU 42.8 Romania: 37.3 RO 37.3 Portugal: 61.8 PT 61.8 Spain: 70.5 ES 70.5 Italy: 75.6 IT 75.6 Slovenia: 73.6 SI 73.6 Bulgaria: 58.3 BG 58.3 Cyprus: 69.5 CY 69.5 Malta: 44.4 MT 44.4 Croatia: 51.9 HR 51.9 Greece: 48.0 EL 48.0
37.3 79.7

Ranking · 2023

Belgium BE 79.7 Netherlands NL 75.8 Italy IT 75.6 Czechia CZ 74.8 Slovenia SI 73.6 Slovakia SK 71.9 Spain ES 70.5 Cyprus CY 69.5 Germany DE 69.4 France FR 69 Estonia EE 68.5 Sweden SE 68.5 European Union (27) EU 67.5 Poland PL 67.4 Luxembourg LU 66.1 Austria AT 64.9 Latvia LV 63.1 Denmark DK 62.7 Portugal PT 61.8 Ireland IE 61 Lithuania LT 60.7 Finland FI 59.4 Bulgaria BG 58.3 Croatia HR 51.9 Greece EL 48 Malta MT 44.4 Hungary HU 42.8 Romania RO 37.3
2023 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

51.59 60.5 69.4 78.3 87.21 2012 2014 2015 2017 2018 2020 2021 2023 Belgium Netherlands Italy Czechia Slovenia Slovakia Spain Cyprus Germany France Estonia Sweden European Union (27) Recycling rates for packaging waste (value) BE NL IT CZ SI SK ES CY DE FR EE SE EU27_2020
  • Belgium 79.7
  • Netherlands 75.8
  • Italy 75.6
  • Czechia 74.8
  • Slovenia 73.6
  • Slovakia 71.9
  • Spain 70.5
  • Cyprus 69.5
  • Germany 69.4
  • France 69
  • Estonia 68.5
  • Sweden 68.5
  • European Union (27) 67.5

Country × year heatmap · all values

201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023 Austria AT Austria · 2012: 65.9 Austria · 2013: 66.6 Austria · 2014: 66.6 Austria · 2015: 67.1 Austria · 2016: 66.8 Austria · 2017: 65.6 Austria · 2018: 65.5 Austria · 2019: 65.4 Austria · 2020: 63.7 Austria · 2021: 65.6 Austria · 2022: 66.2 Austria · 2023: 64.9 Belgium BE Belgium · 2012: 80.3 Belgium · 2013: 78.7 Belgium · 2014: 81.3 Belgium · 2015: 81.5 Belgium · 2016: 81.9 Belgium · 2017: 83.8 Belgium · 2018: 85.3 Belgium · 2019: 83.5 Belgium · 2020: 79.7 Belgium · 2021: 80.4 Belgium · 2022: 80.4 Belgium · 2023: 79.7 Bulgaria BG Bulgaria · 2012: 66.5 Bulgaria · 2013: 65.7 Bulgaria · 2014: 62.0 Bulgaria · 2015: 64.1 Bulgaria · 2016: 63.8 Bulgaria · 2017: 65.6 Bulgaria · 2018: 60.4 Bulgaria · 2019: 61.2 Bulgaria · 2021: 57.9 Bulgaria · 2022: 58.3 Croatia HR Croatia · 2012: 59.7 Croatia · 2013: 58.8 Croatia · 2014: 52.7 Croatia · 2015: 60.1 Croatia · 2016: 54.7 Croatia · 2017: 53.3 Croatia · 2018: 58.4 Croatia · 2019: 48.9 Croatia · 2020: 54.2 Croatia · 2021: 51.7 Croatia · 2022: 52.4 Croatia · 2023: 51.9 Cyprus CY Cyprus · 2012: 55.3 Cyprus · 2013: 56.6 Cyprus · 2014: 58.7 Cyprus · 2015: 59.8 Cyprus · 2016: 64.6 Cyprus · 2017: 66.2 Cyprus · 2018: 70.2 Cyprus · 2019: 66.8 Cyprus · 2020: 59.9 Cyprus · 2021: 58.7 Cyprus · 2022: 69.5 Czechia CZ Czechia · 2012: 69.9 Czechia · 2013: 69.9 Czechia · 2014: 73.0 Czechia · 2015: 74.3 Czechia · 2016: 75.3 Czechia · 2017: 72.3 Czechia · 2018: 69.6 Czechia · 2019: 71.2 Czechia · 2020: 67.9 Czechia · 2021: 69.1 Czechia · 2022: 70.8 Czechia · 2023: 74.8 Denmark DK Denmark · 2012: 61.6 Denmark · 2013: 69.8 Denmark · 2014: 69.8 Denmark · 2015: 73.9 Denmark · 2016: 79.0 Denmark · 2017: 71.5 Denmark · 2018: 70.1 Denmark · 2019: 69.3 Denmark · 2020: 64.0 Denmark · 2021: 64.7 Denmark · 2022: 62.2 Denmark · 2023: 62.7 Estonia EE Estonia · 2012: 61.3 Estonia · 2013: 58.4 Estonia · 2014: 60.3 Estonia · 2015: 59.0 Estonia · 2016: 56.0 Estonia · 2017: 53.5 Estonia · 2018: 60.4 Estonia · 2019: 66.2 Estonia · 2020: 71.4 Estonia · 2021: 70.4 Estonia · 2022: 73.0 Estonia · 2023: 68.5 Finland FI Finland · 2012: 59.3 Finland · 2013: 58.0 Finland · 2014: 57.4 Finland · 2015: 60.9 Finland · 2016: 64.7 Finland · 2017: 65.2 Finland · 2018: 70.2 Finland · 2019: 70.6 Finland · 2020: 61.2 Finland · 2021: 60.6 Finland · 2022: 60.2 Finland · 2023: 59.4 France FR France · 2012: 64.9 France · 2013: 66.4 France · 2014: 65.2 France · 2015: 65.5 France · 2016: 66.0 France · 2017: 68.1 France · 2018: 63.5 France · 2019: 65.6 France · 2020: 60.3 France · 2021: 62.4 France · 2022: 67.5 France · 2023: 69.0 Germany DE Germany · 2012: 71.3 Germany · 2013: 71.8 Germany · 2014: 71.4 Germany · 2015: 69.3 Germany · 2016: 70.7 Germany · 2017: 69.9 Germany · 2018: 68.5 Germany · 2019: 64.0 Germany · 2020: 68.1 Germany · 2021: 67.7 Germany · 2022: 68.5 Germany · 2023: 69.4 Greece EL Greece · 2012: 58.6 Greece · 2013: 52.4 Greece · 2014: 53.8 Greece · 2015: 60.3 Greece · 2016: 66.1 Greece · 2017: 68.6 Greece · 2018: 63.6 Greece · 2019: 60.1 Greece · 2021: 54.1 Greece · 2022: 43.4 Greece · 2023: 48.0 Hungary HU Hungary · 2012: 48.5 Hungary · 2013: 49.2 Hungary · 2014: 48.4 Hungary · 2015: 50.1 Hungary · 2016: 49.7 Hungary · 2017: 49.7 Hungary · 2018: 46.1 Hungary · 2019: 47.0 Hungary · 2020: 48.6 Hungary · 2021: 44.8 Hungary · 2022: 42.9 Hungary · 2023: 42.8 Ireland IE Ireland · 2012: 74.0 Ireland · 2013: 70.2 Ireland · 2014: 68.3 Ireland · 2015: 67.5 Ireland · 2016: 67.0 Ireland · 2017: 65.6 Ireland · 2018: 63.9 Ireland · 2019: 62.5 Ireland · 2020: 62.4 Ireland · 2021: 59.3 Ireland · 2022: 61.7 Ireland · 2023: 61.0 Italy IT Italy · 2012: 66.6 Italy · 2013: 66.7 Italy · 2014: 65.4 Italy · 2015: 66.8 Italy · 2016: 66.9 Italy · 2017: 67.1 Italy · 2018: 68.3 Italy · 2019: 69.6 Italy · 2020: 71.4 Italy · 2021: 71.7 Italy · 2022: 70.7 Italy · 2023: 75.6 Latvia LV Latvia · 2012: 51.1 Latvia · 2013: 51.0 Latvia · 2014: 54.9 Latvia · 2015: 53.9 Latvia · 2016: 57.7 Latvia · 2017: 58.7 Latvia · 2018: 55.8 Latvia · 2019: 62.4 Latvia · 2020: 61.4 Latvia · 2021: 61.0 Latvia · 2022: 60.8 Latvia · 2023: 63.1 Lithuania LT Lithuania · 2012: 62.2 Lithuania · 2013: 53.5 Lithuania · 2014: 57.7 Lithuania · 2015: 59.8 Lithuania · 2016: 69.5 Lithuania · 2017: 61.8 Lithuania · 2018: 60.7 Lithuania · 2019: 61.9 Lithuania · 2020: 61.8 Lithuania · 2021: 60.7 Lithuania · 2022: 58.3 Lithuania · 2023: 60.7 Luxembourg LU Luxembourg · 2012: 62.5 Luxembourg · 2013: 62.8 Luxembourg · 2014: 66.0 Luxembourg · 2015: 70.0 Luxembourg · 2016: 70.3 Luxembourg · 2017: 69.7 Luxembourg · 2018: 70.9 Luxembourg · 2019: 71.5 Luxembourg · 2020: 71.9 Luxembourg · 2021: 73.4 Luxembourg · 2022: 63.4 Luxembourg · 2023: 66.1 Malta MT Malta · 2012: 46.6 Malta · 2013: 38.1 Malta · 2014: 41.1 Malta · 2015: 37.1 Malta · 2016: 39.7 Malta · 2017: 35.6 Malta · 2018: 35.7 Malta · 2019: 33.7 Malta · 2020: 40.0 Malta · 2021: 36.8 Malta · 2022: 31.8 Malta · 2023: 44.4 Netherlands NL Netherlands · 2012: 69.3 Netherlands · 2013: 70.4 Netherlands · 2014: 70.5 Netherlands · 2015: 71.7 Netherlands · 2016: 72.6 Netherlands · 2017: 78.1 Netherlands · 2018: 79.4 Netherlands · 2019: 80.7 Netherlands · 2020: 76.5 Netherlands · 2021: 76.8 Netherlands · 2022: 75.2 Netherlands · 2023: 75.8 Poland PL Poland · 2012: 41.4 Poland · 2013: 36.1 Poland · 2014: 55.4 Poland · 2015: 57.6 Poland · 2016: 58.0 Poland · 2017: 56.7 Poland · 2018: 58.7 Poland · 2019: 58.2 Poland · 2022: 64.0 Poland · 2023: 67.4 Portugal PT Portugal · 2012: 56.9 Portugal · 2013: 61.5 Portugal · 2014: 61.0 Portugal · 2015: 57.1 Portugal · 2016: 60.9 Portugal · 2017: 55.3 Portugal · 2018: 57.9 Portugal · 2019: 62.8 Portugal · 2020: 59.5 Portugal · 2021: 63.1 Portugal · 2022: 61.1 Portugal · 2023: 61.8 Romania RO Romania · 2012: 56.8 Romania · 2013: 52.8 Romania · 2014: 54.8 Romania · 2015: 55.9 Romania · 2016: 60.4 Romania · 2017: 60.4 Romania · 2018: 57.9 Romania · 2019: 44.6 Romania · 2020: 39.9 Romania · 2021: 38.3 Romania · 2022: 37.3 Slovakia SK Slovakia · 2012: 68.1 Slovakia · 2013: 65.9 Slovakia · 2014: 65.4 Slovakia · 2015: 64.3 Slovakia · 2016: 65.8 Slovakia · 2017: 65.7 Slovakia · 2018: 66.6 Slovakia · 2019: 67.5 Slovakia · 2020: 70.8 Slovakia · 2021: 73.9 Slovakia · 2022: 71.8 Slovakia · 2023: 71.9 Slovenia SI Slovenia · 2012: 66.9 Slovenia · 2013: 69.0 Slovenia · 2014: 70.4 Slovenia · 2015: 67.0 Slovenia · 2016: 69.4 Slovenia · 2017: 70.1 Slovenia · 2018: 68.0 Slovenia · 2019: 67.1 Slovenia · 2020: 67.9 Slovenia · 2021: 55.2 Slovenia · 2022: 62.6 Slovenia · 2023: 73.6 Spain ES Spain · 2012: 65.5 Spain · 2013: 66.6 Spain · 2014: 68.7 Spain · 2015: 68.4 Spain · 2016: 70.3 Spain · 2017: 68.5 Spain · 2018: 68.8 Spain · 2019: 69.6 Spain · 2020: 68.3 Spain · 2021: 66.4 Spain · 2022: 69.1 Spain · 2023: 70.5 Sweden SE Sweden · 2012: 69.6 Sweden · 2013: 71.9 Sweden · 2014: 70.5 Sweden · 2015: 71.8 Sweden · 2016: 68.2 Sweden · 2017: 71.7 Sweden · 2018: 65.0 Sweden · 2019: 63.6 Sweden · 2020: 60.9 Sweden · 2021: 59.6 Sweden · 2022: 66.3 Sweden · 2023: 68.5
31.8 85.3

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