Facts
Data and maps
16th October 2024
Each year after publication of the Eurostat figures for Municipal Waste Treatment, CEWEP produces many graphs based on this data in order to show the state of waste treatment in Europe.
This particular graph shows the share of recycling (including composting), Waste-to-Energy and landfilling of municipal waste in each EU Member State (plus Norway, Switzerland and Iceland), sorted by share of landfilling. It also displays the missing data, which includes the gaps between the waste generated in the country and the waste treated.
In 2023 the leading country for recycling was Germany, with 69% of municipal waste either recycled or composted. While 11 Member States (including Slovenia and Estonia, which respectively show a 17% and 19% gap between waste treated and waste generated) landfilled less than 10 % of their waste – which is the target set by the Landfill Directive for 2035 – 7 Member States still landfilled more than 50 % of their municipal waste. Many Member States show a large gap between waste generated and waste treated.
The graph can be downloaded here or by clicking on the picture below. Last update: January 2025
