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Waste Management And Overall Recycling Rates, Annual

Description

Annual waste management and overall recycling rates for Singapore from 2000 through 2024, compiled by the Singapore Department of Statistics from Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and NEA sources. The CSV supports circular-economy tracking, waste diversion analysis, and interpretation of footnotes on wood and horticultural waste from 2019.

Official description

Source: MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Data Last Updated: 21/07/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: From 2019, wood and horticultural wastes recycled include materials that are sent to facilities (e.g., biomass power plants and Sembcorp's Energy from Waste plant) for use as fuel. Data in this table are rounded to the nearest thousand tonnes and percentage point. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M891371

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Coverage
2000-01-01 – 2025-12-31
Rows
60
Columns
27

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Total Generated 7015000 6658000 6859000 7385000 6944000.000000 5880000.000000 7278000.000000 7759000.000000 7704000.000000 7814000.000000 7673000.000000 7515000.000000 7851000.000000 7270000.000000 6898000.000000 6517000.000000 6114000.000000 5970000.000000 5601000.000000 5221000.000000 5018000.000000 4790000.000000 4728000.000000 4809000.000000 5035000.000000 4643000.000000
Construction & Demolition 1150000 708000 832000 1424000 1013000.000000 825000.000000 1440000.000000 1624000.000000 1609000.000000 1595000.000000 1412000.000000 1270000.000000 1695000.000000 1292000.000000 1204000.000000 922000.000000 1176000.000000 922000.000000 778000.000000 619000.000000 493000.000000 509000.000000 423000.000000 407000.000000 351000.000000 319000.000000
Ferrous Metal 1265000 1275000 1296000 1338000 1312000.000000 934000.000000 1278000.000000 1269000.000000 1379000.000000 1358000.000000 1347000.000000 1446000.000000 1416000.000000 1386000.000000 1239000.000000 1195000.000000 872000.000000 785000.000000 737000.000000 726000.000000 818000.000000 720000.000000 857000.000000 840000.000000 1115000.000000 989000.000000
Non-Ferrous Metal 115000 103000 106000 92000 88000.000000 75000.000000 126000.000000 171000.000000 94000.000000 97000.000000 179000.000000 118000.000000 135000.000000 122000.000000 117000.000000 86000.000000 58000.000000 85000.000000 92000.000000 87000.000000 89000.000000 87000.000000 94000.000000 101000.000000 119000.000000 90000.000000
Used Slag 79000 112000 176000 169000 182000.000000 106000.000000 174000.000000 246000.000000 273000.000000 251000.000000 370000.000000 366000.000000 354000.000000 368000.000000 342000.000000 383000.000000 422000.000000 566000.000000 527000.000000 471000.000000 382000.000000 267000.000000 260000.000000 298000.000000 227000.000000 219000.000000
Scrap Tyres 34000 34000 27000 26000 27000.000000 23000.000000 33000.000000 32000.000000 36000.000000 33000.000000 36000.000000 26000.000000 22000.000000 18000.000000 22000.000000 24000.000000 23000.000000 25000.000000 26000.000000 24000.000000 17000.000000 15000.000000 14000.000000 15000.000000 12000.000000 12000.000000
Horticultural 232000 265000 256000 221000 332000.000000 313000.000000 400000.000000 521000.000000 328000.000000 321000.000000 362000.000000 278000.000000 253000.000000 248000.000000 274000.000000 270000.000000 238000.000000 229000.000000 225000.000000 231000.000000 200000.000000 227000.000000 305000.000000 417000.000000 281000.000000 131000.000000
Wood 428000 410000 447000 419000 310000.000000 304000.000000 438000.000000 320000.000000 424000.000000 531000.000000 371000.000000 368000.000000 332000.000000 344000.000000 239000.000000 251000.000000 288000.000000 270000.000000 246000.000000 224000.000000 239000.000000 220000.000000 213000.000000 255000.000000 268000.000000 273000.000000
Paper/Cardboard 1192000 1272000 1251000 1064000 1136000.000000 1144000.000000 1011000.000000 1054000.000000 1145000.000000 1183000.000000 1196000.000000 1237000.000000 1261000.000000 1252000.000000 1368000.000000 1384000.000000 1201000.000000 1263000.000000 1203000.000000 1116000.000000 1099000.000000 1132000.000000 1085000.000000 1102000.000000 1236000.000000 1001000.000000
Glass 81000 79000 75000 73000 74000.000000 66000.000000 75000.000000 64000.000000 71000.000000 72000.000000 77000.000000 79000.000000 74000.000000 75000.000000 73000.000000 80000.000000 73000.000000 57000.000000 65000.000000 63000.000000 63000.000000 74000.000000 66000.000000 54000.000000 34000.000000 36000.000000
Food 790000 784000 755000 813000 817000.000000 665000.000000 744000.000000 763000.000000 810000.000000 791000.000000 803000.000000 789000.000000 796000.000000 703000.000000 676000.000000 641000.000000 606000.000000 568000.000000 559000.000000 543000.000000 532000.000000 531000.000000 548000.000000 526000.000000 536000.000000 1093000.000000
Ash And Sludge 265000 229000 231000 241000 249000.000000 228000.000000 252000.000000 240000.000000 243000.000000 227000.000000 196000.000000 149000.000000 191000.000000 160000.000000 153000.000000 114000.000000 89000.000000 115000.000000 125000.000000 127000.000000 98000.000000 94000.000000 89000.000000 84000.000000 79000.000000 50000.000000
Textile/Leather 231000 206000 211000 254000 189000.000000 137000.000000 168000.000000 220000.000000 151000.000000 151000.000000 155000.000000 159000.000000 157000.000000 159000.000000 131000.000000 121000.000000 109000.000000 93000.000000 110000.000000 92000.000000 89000.000000 115000.000000 92000.000000 64000.000000 94000.000000 25000.000000
Plastic 890000 918000 957000 1001000 982000.000000 868000.000000 930000.000000 949000.000000 815000.000000 822000.000000 831000.000000 869000.000000 832000.000000 803000.000000 733000.000000 740000.000000 689000.000000 684000.000000 660000.000000 657000.000000 675000.000000 683000.000000 580000.000000 560000.000000 547000.000000 206000.000000
Others 264000 263000 238000 249000 233000.000000 193000.000000 210000.000000 286000.000000 326000.000000 383000.000000 340000.000000 360000.000000 335000.000000 338000.000000 328000.000000 307000.000000 271000.000000 308000.000000 249000.000000 242000.000000 225000.000000 114000.000000 104000.000000 85000.000000 136000.000000 202000.000000
Total Recycled 3657000 3326000 3553000 4188000 3826000.000000 3040000.000000 4293000.000000 4790000.000000 4724000.000000 4769000.000000 4650000.000000 4471000.000000 4826000.000000 4336000.000000 4039000.000000 3758000.000000 3485000.000000 3343000.000000 3035000.000000 2657000.000000 2469000.000000 2307000.000000 2223000.000000 2183000.000000 2233000.000000 1857000.000000
Construction & Demolition 1144000 706000 828000 1419000 1011000.000000 822000.000000 1434000.000000 1618000.000000 1600000.000000 1586000.000000 1403000.000000 1260000.000000 1683000.000000 1283000.000000 1191000.000000 912000.000000 1151000.000000 900000.000000 759000.000000 604000.000000 465000.000000 471000.000000 398000.000000 367000.000000 300000.000000 194000.000000
Ferrous Metal 1258000 1268000 1289000 1331000 1306000.000000 930000.000000 1270000.000000 1260000.000000 1371000.000000 1352000.000000 1333000.000000 1389000.000000 1369000.000000 1331000.000000 1172000.000000 1128000.000000 806000.000000 735000.000000 668000.000000 657000.000000 749000.000000 650000.000000 799000.000000 793000.000000 970000.000000 914000.000000
Non-Ferrous Metal 113000 101000 105000 91000 87000.000000 73000.000000 124000.000000 170000.000000 92000.000000 96000.000000 160000.000000 95000.000000 114000.000000 97000.000000 103000.000000 73000.000000 48000.000000 72000.000000 76000.000000 71000.000000 75000.000000 72000.000000 76000.000000 82000.000000 102000.000000 76000.000000
Used Slag 75000 110000 173000 166000 181000.000000 104000.000000 171000.000000 243000.000000 269000.000000 247000.000000 366000.000000 361000.000000 345000.000000 358000.000000 336000.000000 379000.000000 419000.000000 561000.000000 520000.000000 417000.000000 299000.000000 260000.000000 239000.000000 275000.000000 205000.000000 99000.000000
Scrap Tyres 33000 32000 26000 25000 26000.000000 22000.000000 31000.000000 29000.000000 33000.000000 30000.000000 33000.000000 23000.000000 19000.000000 16000.000000 18000.000000 20000.000000 19000.000000 22000.000000 22000.000000 19000.000000 11000.000000 7000.000000 6000.000000 7000.000000 7000.000000 6000.000000
Horticultural 176000 225000 218000 188000 277000.000000 249000.000000 293000.000000 428000.000000 221000.000000 209000.000000 237000.000000 163000.000000 121000.000000 108000.000000 177000.000000 190000.000000 94000.000000 96000.000000 91000.000000 87000.000000 101000.000000 128000.000000 119000.000000 118000.000000 89000.000000 55000.000000
Wood 258000 250000 299000 298000 234000.000000 195000.000000 289000.000000 227000.000000 327000.000000 412000.000000 294000.000000 293000.000000 255000.000000 236000.000000 89000.000000 99000.000000 207000.000000 190000.000000 128000.000000 82000.000000 90000.000000 74000.000000 41000.000000 23000.000000 21000.000000 25000.000000
Paper/Cardboard 369000 402000 387000 394000 437000.000000 432000.000000 449000.000000 586000.000000 569000.000000 607000.000000 604000.000000 646000.000000 679000.000000 697000.000000 765000.000000 738000.000000 574000.000000 609000.000000 619000.000000 571000.000000 541000.000000 520000.000000 466000.000000 446000.000000 447000.000000 427000.000000
Glass 8000 6000 6000 11000 9000.000000 7000.000000 11000.000000 12000.000000 12000.000000 15000.000000 15000.000000 16000.000000 15000.000000 19000.000000 21000.000000 19000.000000 16000.000000 10000.000000 6000.000000 6000.000000 4000.000000 5000.000000 6000.000000 6000.000000 5000.000000 5000.000000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2025 Text No
2024 Text No
2023 Text No
2022 Text No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No
2011 Numeric No
2010 Numeric No
2009 Numeric No
2008 Numeric No
2007 Numeric No
2006 Numeric No
2005 Numeric No
2004 Numeric No
2003 Numeric No
2002 Numeric No
2001 Numeric No
2000 Numeric No