Which country has the highest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score?

Switzerland has the highest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score in 2024, at 100, followed by Denmark (99.9) and Finland (99.4).

Which country has the lowest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the lowest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score in 2024, at 0.1.

What is the median EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score across countries?

The median is 4.7 across the 178 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this recycling rates by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Waste Recovery Rate - EPI; Environmental Performance Index 2022 - Recycling - EPI; Municipal waste, Generation and Treatment - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Municipal waste recycling rates in Europe by country - European Environment Agency (EEA).

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Recycling Rates by Country

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Switzerland has the highest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score in 2024 (100), followed by Denmark (99.9) and Finland (99.4). Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the lowest (0.1).

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EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score, 2024

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Ranking

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

4.7

Middle half 1.2 – 22.85

Average

19.02

178 countries

Highest

100

Switzerland

Lowest

0.1

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Data

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180 countries · # = rank by EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score

#
1	Switzerland	100	30.1
2	Denmark	99.9	35.4
3	Finland	99.4	35.4
4	Sweden	99.2	39.7
5	Germany	98.9	49.8
5	Belgium	98.9	31.7
7	Netherlands	97.7	28.3
8	Austria	97.6	36
9	Taiwan	96.7	13.8
9	Singapore	96.7	51.7
11	Luxembourg	95.9	42
12	Japan	94.4	11.5
13	Norway	87.3	35.3
14	United Kingdom	85.2	34.2
15	Ireland	82.6	42.4
16	South Korea	82	67.1
17	Estonia	79	39.1
18	Lithuania	78.3	34.9
19	France	75.2	31.6
20	Italy	70.2	39.9
21	Slovenia	68.9	24.8
22	Poland	60	38.3
23	Kuwait	59.6	15.4
24	Slovakia	57	13.2
25	Barbados	56.2	10.6
26	Czechia	54.5	37.3
27	Portugal	50.4	23.5
28	Spain	48.1	27.7
29	Hungary	47.3	31
30	United States	44	14.8
31	Australia	41.1	52.9
32	Latvia	40.1	31.3
33	Bulgaria	39.8	29.8
34	Iceland	34.7	55.5
35	Bahrain	34	14.1
36	New Zealand	33.6	22
37	Malaysia	32.2	22.1
38	Belarus	31.1	19
39	Vietnam	27.4	46
40	Thailand	26	40
41	Oman	24.7	13.9
42	Canada	24.4	23.1
43	Qatar	23.6	6
44	Israel	23.5	30.4
45	Lebanon	23	15
46	Greece	22.4	22.4
47	Marshall Islands	22.1	39.7
48	Croatia	17.8	20
49	Romania	17.1	13
50	Iran	17	16.8
51	Cyprus	16.6	17.6
52	South Africa	16.5	28.2
53	Saudi Arabia	15	18.8
54	Kazakhstan	13	3.8
55	Philippines	12.8	49.9
56	Azerbaijan	12.6	14.4
57	Turkey	12.3	32
58	Ecuador	11.8	28
59	Algeria	10.5	11
60	Republic of the Congo	10.3	17.2
61	India	9.3	17.8
62	Sri Lanka	8.9	24.5
63	Colombia	8.8	28.5
64	Cuba	7.9	25.7
65	Uruguay	7.8	24.8
66	Dominican Republic	7.1	11.6
67	Egypt	6.5	26.6
67	Malta	6.5	10.5
67	Samoa	6.5	57.6
70	Mongolia	6.4	13
71	Morocco	6.3	25.4
72	Jordan	6.2	14.6
72	Bhutan	6.2	1.7
74	Argentina	6	9.6
75	Tunisia	5.9	10.9
75	United Arab Emirates	5.9	24.5
77	Bolivia	5.5	34.4
77	Laos	5.5	15.1
79	Albania	5.3	20.5
79	Tonga	5.3	12.2
81	Kenya	5.2	19.9
82	Cambodia	5.1	12.4
83	Myanmar	5	12.3
83	Timor-Leste	5	13.5
85	Micronesia	4.9	15.2
86	Iraq	4.8	15.4
86	Dominica	4.8	12.6
88	Mexico	4.7	9.6
88	Ghana	4.7	13.3
88	Solomon Islands	4.7	6.1
88	Kiribati	4.7	15.4
92	Georgia	4.6	19.6
93	China	4.5	24.4
93	Armenia	4.5	13.5
95	Vanuatu	4.4	52.9
96	Turkmenistan	4.3	15.3
97	Fiji	4.2	16.1
98	Montenegro	4.1	6.4
99	Russia	4	5.3
99	Sudan	4	8.9
101	Pakistan	3.6	13.8
102	Uzbekistan	3.5	31.6
103	Kyrgyzstan	3.2	14.6
103	Costa Rica	3.2	5.4
105	Indonesia	3.1	15.2
105	Bangladesh	3.1	15.7
105	Tajikistan	3.1	13.9
108	Zimbabwe	3	21.8
109	Moldova	2.9	36.9
109	Bahamas	2.9	24.9
111	Panama	2.8	14.2
112	Namibia	2.7	19.6
112	Mauritius	2.7	15.9
112	Maldives	2.7	20.9
115	Brunei	2.5	20
116	Afghanistan	2.4	11.1
117	Seychelles	2.3	24.4
118	Uganda	2.2	24.1
119	Peru	1.8	9.2
119	Guinea	1.8	23.9
121	Ivory Coast	1.5	13.3
121	Paraguay	1.5	18.1
123	Brazil	1.4	2.8
123	El Salvador	1.4	15.2
123	Mauritania	1.4	10
123	Jamaica	1.4	15
123	Gabon	1.4	22.4
123	Equatorial Guinea	1.4	23.9
123	Belize	1.4	10.4
130	Ukraine	1.3	4.5
130	Guatemala	1.3	10.4
132	Venezuela	1.2	21.3
132	Burkina Faso	1.2	23
132	Honduras	1.2	10.3
132	Papua New Guinea	1.2	6.3
132	Togo	1.2	3.5
132	Nicaragua	1.2	15
132	Eswatini	1.2	17.3
132	Suriname	1.2	16.9
132	Cape Verde	1.2	17.4
141	Nigeria	1.1	4.7
141	Angola	1.1	19
141	Haiti	1.1	9.1
141	Djibouti	1.1	14.9
145	Ethiopia	1	12.8
145	DR Congo	1	6.4
145	Tanzania	1	12.3
145	Nepal	1	4.6
145	Mali	1	10.4
145	Malawi	1	9.6
145	Zambia	1	12.6
145	Chad	1	11.1
145	Senegal	1	11.9
145	Rwanda	1	11.5
145	Sierra Leone	1	9.7
145	Liberia	1	7.9
145	Eritrea	1	6.8
145	Gambia	1	13
145	Lesotho	1	11.9
145	Guinea-Bissau	1	10.1
145	Comoros	1	10.1
145	Sao Tome and Principe	1	16.9
163	Niger	0.9	20.3
163	Burundi	0.9	7.1
163	Central African Republic	0.9	9.1
166	Trinidad and Tobago	0.7	16.2
167	Madagascar	0.6	9.2
168	Mozambique	0.5	5.2
168	Chile	0.5	1
168	Serbia	0.5	1
168	Guyana	0.5	23
172	Botswana	0.3	21
173	Cameroon	0.2	4.6
173	North Macedonia	0.2	4.9
173	Grenada	0.2	15.1
176	Benin	0.1	56.9
176	Saint Lucia	0.1	13.3
176	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.1	13.3
—	Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	23.8
—	Antigua and Barbuda	—	15.3

What correlates with EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,443 other country metrics sharing at least 107 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score tend to score higher on these

Median IncomeMedian Income by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 156
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Mean IncomeMedian Income by Country
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 159
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GNI per Capita AtlasGNI per Capita by Country
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 139
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Global Innovation IndexMost Innovative Countries
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 130
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Individuals Making $100k to $1MWealth Inequality by Country
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 156
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ICI ScoreAverage IQ by Country
r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 125
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score tend to score lower on these

RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 132
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 151
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Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 150
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CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 178
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Failed States IndexFailed States
r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 169
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Fragile States Index
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 170
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score?: Switzerland has the highest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score in 2024, at 100, followed by Denmark (99.9) and Finland (99.4).
Which country has the lowest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score?: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the lowest EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score in 2024, at 0.1.
What is the median EPI Waste Recovery Rate Score across countries?: The median is 4.7 across the 178 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this recycling rates by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Waste Recovery Rate - EPI; Environmental Performance Index 2022 - Recycling - EPI; Municipal waste, Generation and Treatment - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Municipal waste recycling rates in Europe by country - European Environment Agency (EEA).