IE · 2017 · ten00063
Recycling rates for packaging waste
Ireland, 2017
Recycling rates for packaging waste
65.6
Ireland, 2017
▼ 2.1% vs 2016 (67.0)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's recycling rates for packaging waste decreased by 2.1% compared to 2016, reaching 65.6.
Ireland accounts for 97.2% of the EU-27 total of 67.5.
Ireland ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.4% (from 74.0 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset ten00063, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
97.2%
EU-27: 67.5
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · ten00063