IE · 2021 · ten00063
Recycling rates for packaging waste
Ireland, 2021
Recycling rates for packaging waste
59.3
Ireland, 2021
▼ 5.0% vs 2020 (62.4)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's recycling rates for packaging waste decreased by 5.0% compared to 2020, reaching 59.3.
Ireland accounts for 92.7% of the EU-27 total of 64.0.
Ireland ranks 18th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.5% (from 67.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset ten00063, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#18 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
92.7%
EU-27: 64.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · ten00063