Reduce the amount of municipal solid waste that is landfilled to 10% by 2035

Strategic Goal 1: Transitioning Towards a Climate-Neutral Green & Blue Economy

Annual percentage of landfilled municipal solid waste

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Category Percentage of MSW landfilled (%) MSW landfilled Target
2018 83.5 —
2019 91.3 —
2020 82.7 —
2021 85.1 —
2022 83.2 —
2023 73.7 —
2024 72.2 —
2035 — 10

Percentage of MSW landfilled is worked out as [MSW landfilled/ MSW generation) *100. Data presented in this news release is based on the methodology that is applied for the municipal waste data reporting which the NSO submits annually to Eurostat. This methodology follows the provisions as laid down in the document: ‘Guidance for the compilation and reporting of data on municipal waste according to Commission Implementing Decisions 2019/1004/EC and 2019/1885/EC, and the Joint Questionnaire of Eurostat and OECD’ version of 06/10/2023.

Source: NSO

Last Updated: February 4, 2026