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Municipal waste recycling rate in Denmark

Municipal waste recycling rate in Denmark was 46.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.2 pts from 2023.

202446.4% Provisional
Change on 2023-0.2 pts
Series high51.52019
Series low36.12001

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Municipal waste recycling rate in Denmark, 2000 to 2024

354045505520002004200820132017202120242000: 37.1 %2001: 36.1 %2002: 37.6 %2003: 40.9 %2004: 41 %2005: 41 %2006: 41.8 %2007: 44.2 %2008: 47.9 %2009: 48.8 %2011: 42.4 %2012: 42.5 %2013: 43.3 %2014: 45.4 %2015: 47.4 %2016: 48.3 %2017: 47.6 %2018: 49.9 %2019: 51.5 %2020: 45 %2021: 49 %2022: 50.3 %2023: 46.6 %2024: 46.4 %354045505520002008201720242000: 37.1 %2001: 36.1 %2002: 37.6 %2003: 40.9 %2004: 41 %2005: 41 %2006: 41.8 %2007: 44.2 %2008: 47.9 %2009: 48.8 %2011: 42.4 %2012: 42.5 %2013: 43.3 %2014: 45.4 %2015: 47.4 %2016: 48.3 %2017: 47.6 %2018: 49.9 %2019: 51.5 %2020: 45 %2021: 49 %2022: 50.3 %2023: 46.6 %2024: 46.4 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-30.
All 24 values
Period%
202446.4 Provisional
202346.6
202250.3
202149
202045
201951.5
201849.9
201747.6
201648.3
201547.4
201445.4
201343.3
201242.5
201142.4 Series break
200948.8 Estimated
200847.9
200744.2
200641.8
200541
200441
200340.9
200237.6
200136.1
200037.1

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Denmark46.4
European Union (27)48.1

Denmark compared with nearby places

Belgium: 56.2 %Cyprus: 15.8 %Germany: 66.9 %Denmark: 46.4 %Estonia: 36.4 %Spain: 42.5 %Finland: 47.9 %France: 40.9 %Croatia: 36.7 %Hungary: 33.6 %Lithuania: 52.5 %Luxembourg: 57.3 %Latvia: 52.7 %Malta: 16.7 %Netherlands: 58 %Poland: 31.1 %Portugal: 32.8 %Sweden: 46.1 %Slovenia: 62.4 %Slovakia: 50.7 %
  • Under 33
  • 33 to 42
  • 42 to 49
  • 49 to 56
  • 56 and over
  • No data
Municipal waste recycling rate, 2024, %. Denmark is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Municipal waste recycled, including composting and anaerobic digestion, as a percentage of municipal waste generated.

Stricter EU calculation rules apply from reference year 2020 in some countries; Eurostat marks those changes as series breaks.

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Eurostat. Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011) (Municipal waste recycling rate, Denmark, 2000 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table

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Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011), Municipal waste recycling rate, Denmark, 2000 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-recycling-rate/denmark. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011). Municipal waste recycling rate, Denmark, 2000 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-recycling-rate/denmark.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011), Municipal waste recycling rate, Denmark, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-recycling-rate/denmark (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei\_wm011): Municipal waste recycling rate, Denmark, 2000 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-recycling-rate/denmark. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei\_wm011). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei\_wm011/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the municipal waste recycling rate in Denmark?

Municipal waste recycling rate in Denmark was 46.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.2 pts from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest municipal waste recycling rate in Denmark?

51.5% in 2019, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Municipal waste recycling rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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