Costa Rica Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual

Municipal Waste Treated

2010 - 2022 | Yearly | Tonne th | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Municipal Waste Treated data was reported at 1,710.350 Tonne th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,616.000 Tonne th for 2022. Municipal Waste Treated data is updated yearly, averaging 1,305.500 Tonne th from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2023, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,869.700 Tonne th in 2015 and a record low of 915.000 Tonne th in 2010. Municipal Waste Treated data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
1,616.000 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022

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Costa Rica Municipal Waste Treated

Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations

2010 - 2022 | Yearly | Tonne th | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations data was reported at 250.310 Tonne th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 173.200 Tonne th for 2022. Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations data is updated yearly, averaging 67.400 Tonne th from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2023, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 250.310 Tonne th in 2023 and a record low of 3.000 Tonne th in 2010. Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
173.200 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022

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Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Composting

2016 - 2022 | Yearly | Tonne th | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Composting data was reported at 53.470 Tonne th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.500 Tonne th for 2022. Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Composting data is updated yearly, averaging 43.770 Tonne th from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2023, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.470 Tonne th in 2023 and a record low of 0.400 Tonne th in 2016. Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Composting data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
45.500 2022 yearly 2016 - 2022

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Costa Rica Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Composting

Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Recycling

2015 - 2022 | Yearly | Tonne th | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Recycling data was reported at 142.200 Tonne th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.000 Tonne th for 2022. Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Recycling data is updated yearly, averaging 53.500 Tonne th from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2023, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 142.200 Tonne th in 2023 and a record low of 17.600 Tonne th in 2015. Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Recycling data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
76.000 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022

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Costa Rica Municipal Waste Treated: Amount Designated for Recovery Operations: Recycling

Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Incineration Without Energy Recovery

2014 - 2022 | Yearly | Tonne th | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Incineration Without Energy Recovery data was reported at 51.700 Tonne th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 48.300 Tonne th for 2021. Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Incineration Without Energy Recovery data is updated yearly, averaging 10.500 Tonne th from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2022, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.700 Tonne th in 2022 and a record low of 0.200 Tonne th in 2019. Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Incineration Without Energy Recovery data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
51.700 2022 yearly 2014 - 2022

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Costa Rica Municipal Waste Treated: Disposal Operations: Incineration Without Energy Recovery

Total Incineration

2014 - 2022 | Yearly | Tonne th | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Total Incineration data was reported at 54.640 Tonne th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 51.700 Tonne th for 2022. Total Incineration data is updated yearly, averaging 21.750 Tonne th from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.640 Tonne th in 2023 and a record low of 0.200 Tonne th in 2019. Total Incineration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
51.700 2022 yearly 2014 - 2022

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Costa Rica Total Incineration

Total Treatment: Disposal: Incineration Without Energy Recovery

2016 - 2022 | Yearly | % | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Total Treatment: Disposal: Incineration Without Energy Recovery data was reported at 0.000 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.101 % for 2022. Total Treatment: Disposal: Incineration Without Energy Recovery data is updated yearly, averaging 0.540 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.101 % in 2022 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2023. Total Treatment: Disposal: Incineration Without Energy Recovery data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
3.101 2022 yearly 2016 - 2022

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Costa Rica Total Treatment: Disposal: Incineration Without Energy Recovery

Total Treatment: Disposal: Landfill

2010 - 2022 | Yearly | % | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Total Treatment: Disposal: Landfill data was reported at 78.465 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 79.405 % for 2022. Total Treatment: Disposal: Landfill data is updated yearly, averaging 78.737 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2023, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.981 % in 2015 and a record low of 75.030 % in 2011. Total Treatment: Disposal: Landfill data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
79.405 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022

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Costa Rica Total Treatment: Disposal: Landfill

Total Treatment: Recovery

2014 - 2022 | Yearly | % | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Total Treatment: Recovery data was reported at 14.635 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.387 % for 2022. Total Treatment: Recovery data is updated yearly, averaging 6.492 % from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.635 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.848 % in 2014. Total Treatment: Recovery data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
10.387 2022 yearly 2014 - 2022

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Costa Rica Total Treatment: Recovery

Total Treatment: Recovery: Material Recovery: Recycling

2015 - 2022 | Yearly | % | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Total Treatment: Recovery: Material Recovery: Recycling data was reported at 8.314 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.558 % for 2022. Total Treatment: Recovery: Material Recovery: Recycling data is updated yearly, averaging 3.649 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2023, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.314 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.922 % in 2015. Total Treatment: Recovery: Material Recovery: Recycling data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Municipal Waste Treatment: OECD Member: Annual.

Last Frequency Range
4.558 2022 yearly 2015 - 2022

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Costa Rica Total Treatment: Recovery: Material Recovery: Recycling
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