# Municipal waste recycling rate in Germany

Municipal waste recycling rate in Germany was 69% in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `municipal_waste_recycling_rate`
- Place id: `de`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Municipal waste recycled, including composting and anaerobic digestion, as a percentage of municipal waste generated.
- Note: Stricter EU calculation rules apply from reference year 2020 in some countries; Eurostat marks those changes as series breaks.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-15
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Recycling rate of municipal waste (cei_wm011). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/cei_wm011/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-15.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-recycling-rate/germany
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=municipal_waste_recycling_rate&place=de

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 69 |
| 2023 | 68.7 |
| 2022 | 69.6 |
| 2021 | 71.4 |
| 2020 | 70.3 |
| 2019 | 66.7 (estimated) |
| 2018 | 67.1 |
| 2017 | 67.2 |
| 2016 | 67.1 |
| 2015 | 66.7 |
| 2014 | 65.6 |
| 2013 | 63.8 |
| 2012 | 65.2 |
| 2011 | 63 |
| 2010 | 62.5 |
| 2009 | 63.1 |
| 2008 | 63.8 |
| 2007 | 63.2 |
| 2006 | 62.1 |
| 2005 | 60.9 |
| 2004 | 56.4 |
| 2003 | 57.8 |
| 2002 | 56.1 |
| 2001 | 52.3 |
| 2000 | 52.5 |