The following table contains municipal waste data derived from WasteDataFlow for the period covering the financial year 2011/12. The data shows the total household waste sent for composting or anaerobic digestion by English local authorities from April 2011 to March 2012.
There are 52 local authorities which are not included in the table as the information is not available. WasteDataFlow attributed this to a change in the councils’ status. Local authorities are listed in overall performance order:
| Rank | Local Authority | Composting Rate |
| 1 | Harborough District Council | 42.46% |
| 2 | Three Rivers District Council | 40.59% |
| 3 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 40.06% |
| 4 | Rochford District Council | 38.32% |
| 5 | Teignbridge District Council | 36.98% |
| 6 | Cotswold District Council | 35.73% |
| 7 | Stockport MBC | 35.24% |
| 8 | Ryedale District Council | 34.77% |
| 9 | West Devon Borough Council | 33.34% |
| 10 | Mid Devon District Council | 33.06% |
| 11 | Cherwell District Council | 32.71% |
| 12 | West Oxfordshire District Council | 32.05% |
| 13 | Vale of White Horse District Council | 31.28% |
| 14 | Epping Forest Borough Council | 31.19% |
| 15 | Braintree District Council | 31.10% |
| 16 | South Northamptonshire District Council | 31.08% |
| 17 | South Cambridgeshire District Council | 30.93% |
| 18 | South Oxfordshire District Council | 30.81% |
| 19 | Leicestershire County Council | 30.58% |
| 20 | Shropshire | 30.37% |
| 21 | Huntingdonshire District Council | 30.35% |
| 22 | South Hams District Council | 30.21% |
| 23 | South Derbyshire District Council | 30.04% |
| 24 | Welwyn Hatfield Council | 29.95% |
| 25 | North Hertfordshire District Council | 29.93% |
| 26 | Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 29.93% |
| 27 | Suffolk Coastal District Council | 29.84% |
| 28 | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 29.51% |
| 29 | East Lindsey District Council | 29.40% |
| 30 | West Lindsey District Council | 29.40% |
| 31 | East Hertfordshire District Council | 29.34% |
| 32 | Stafford Borough Council | 29.26% |
| 33 | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 29.17% |
| 34 | Fenland District Council | 28.95% |
| 35 | Lichfield District Council | 28.75% |
| 36 | Hambleton District Council | 28.53% |
| 37 | West Lancashire Borough Council | 28.43% |
| 38 | St Edmundsbury Borough Council | 28.41% |
| 39 | Oxfordshire County Council | 28.24% |
| 40 | St Albans City and District Council | 28.23% |
| 41 | South Staffordshire Council | 28.21% |
| 42 | Kettering Borough Council | 28.18% |
| 43 | Rotherham MBC | 27.96% |
| 44 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council | 27.77% |
| 45 | Woking Borough Council | 27.69% |
| 46 | Warwick District Council | 27.64% |
| 47 | Wealden District Council | 27.61% |
| 48 | Melton Borough Council | 27.58% |
| 49 | Hertsmere Borough Council | 27.51% |
| 50 | Dacorum Borough Council | 27.46% |
| 51 | Waveney District Council | 27.44% |
| 52 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council | 27.34% |
| 53 | Staffordshire County Council | 27.17% |
| 54 | Devon County Council | 27.13% |
| 55 | Hertfordshire County Council | 26.80% |
| 56 | East Staffordshire Borough Council | 26.76% |
| 57 | Dorset Waste Partnership | 26.60% |
| 58 | Eden District Council | 26.55% |
| 59 | Rutland County Council | 26.44% |
| 60 | North Somerset Council | 26.38% |
| 61 | Mole Valley District Council | 26.38% |
| 62 | Cambridgeshire County Council | 26.18% |
| 63 | Torridge District Council | 26.18% |
| 64 | South Gloucestershire Council | 26.15% |
| 65 | Rother District Council | 26.01% |
| 66 | Forest of Dean District Council | 25.86% |
| 67 | North Kesteven District Council | 25.75% |
| 68 | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 25.59% |
| 69 | Allerdale Borough Council | 25.58% |
| 70 | Horsham District Council | 25.36% |
| 71 | North West Leicestershire District Council | 25.36% |
| 72 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 25.30% |
| 73 | Tewkesbury Borough Council | 25.01% |
| 74 | Milton Keynes Council | 25.00% |
| 75 | South Lakeland District Council | 24.87% |
| 76 | Basildon District Council | 24.85% |
| 77 | Derby City Council | 24.69% |
| 78 | North Lincolnshire Council | 24.65% |
| 79 | High Peak Borough Council | 24.64% |
| 80 | Wyre Borough Council | 24.59% |
| 81 | Somerset County Council | 24.57% |
| 82 | Cheshire East | 24.52% |
| 83 | Watford Borough Council | 24.44% |
| 84 | Cannock Chase Council | 24.42% |
| 85 | Forest Heath District Council | 24.42% |
| 86 | Chelmsford Borough Council | 24.40% |
| 87 | Bexley LB | 24.35% |
| 88 | Warwickshire County Council | 24.35% |
| 89 | Daventry District Council | 24.34% |
| 90 | Copeland Borough Council | 24.22% |
| 91 | Rushcliffe Borough Council | 23.93% |
| 92 | South Ribble Borough Council | 23.92% |
| 93 | Harrow LB | 23.89% |
| 94 | North Devon District Council | 23.86% |
| 95 | Derbyshire Dales District Council | 23.86% |
| 96 | Selby District Council | 23.80% |
| 97 | Blaby District Council | 23.50% |
| 98 | Chorley Borough Council | 23.49% |
| 99 | Rugby Borough Council | 23.22% |
| 100 | Essex County Council | 23.12% |
| 101 | Wolverhampton MBC | 23.07% |
| 102 | Cheshire West and Chester | 23.03% |
| 103 | North East Derbyshire District Council | 23.02% |
| 104 | Suffolk County Council | 22.87% |
| 105 | Trafford MBC | 22.77% |
| 106 | Sefton MBC | 22.66% |
| 107 | Castle Point Borough Council | 22.60% |
| 108 | Lincolnshire County Council | 22.55% |
| 109 | Surrey County Council | 22.51% |
| 110 | Broxbourne Borough Council | 22.42% |
| 111 | Barnsley MBC | 22.34% |
| 112 | North Yorkshire County Council | 22.21% |
| 113 | Maidstone Borough Council | 22.18% |
| 114 | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 22.15% |
| 115 | Wycombe District Council | 22.11% |
| 116 | Bournemouth Borough Council | 22.08% |
| 117 | Bath and North East Somerset Council | 22.06% |
| 118 | Chesterfield Borough Council | 21.95% |
| 119 | Stevenage Borough Council | 21.92% |
| 120 | West Berkshire District Council | 21.88% |
| 121 | Broadland District Council | 21.63% |
| 122 | Carlisle City Council | 21.52% |
| 123 | Fylde Borough Council | 21.51% |
| 124 | Northamptonshire County Council | 21.43% |
| 125 | Cumbria County Council | 21.41% |
| 126 | Buckinghamshire County Council | 21.31% |
| 127 | Doncaster MBC | 21.22% |
| 128 | Guildford Borough Council | 21.19% |
| 129 | Gloucestershire County Council | 21.15% |
| 130 | Elmbridge Borough Council | 21.15% |
| 131 | Cambridge City Council | 21.09% |
| 132 | East Cambridgeshire District Council | 20.90% |
| 133 | Sedgemoor District Council | 20.83% |
| 134 | Cheltenham Borough Council | 20.82% |
| 135 | Lancaster City Council | 20.79% |
| 136 | Richmondshire District Council | 20.77% |
| 137 | Central Bedfordshire | 20.67% |
| 138 | Bolsover District Council | 20.65% |
| 139 | Tamworth Borough Council | 20.61% |
| 140 | Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | 20.60% |
| 141 | Lincoln City Council | 20.59% |
| 142 | Derbyshire County Council | 20.50% |
| 143 | Taunton Deane Borough Council | 20.18% |
| 144 | Bromley LB | 19.90% |
| 145 | Leicester City Council | 19.54% |
| 146 | Erewash Borough Council | 19.47% |
| 147 | Thurrock Council | 19.45% |
| 148 | Brentwood Borough Council | 19.22% |
| 149 | Ipswich Borough Council | 19.20% |
| 150 | Canterbury City Council | 19.19% |
| 151 | York City Council | 19.16% |
| 152 | Wiltshire | 19.09% |
| 153 | Leeds City Council MBC | 19.06% |
| 154 | Uttlesford District Council | 19.00% |
| 155 | Solihull MBC | 18.94% |
| 156 | Harrogate Borough Council | 18.93% |
| 157 | Warrington Borough Council | 18.90% |
| 158 | Chiltern District Council | 18.86% |
| 159 | North Warwickshire Borough Council | 18.80% |
| 160 | East Devon District Council | 18.74% |
| 161 | Telford and Wrekin Council | 18.72% |
| 162 | Peterborough City Council | 18.61% |
| 163 | Harlow District Council | 18.57% |
| 164 | Bristol City Council | 18.43% |
| 165 | North East Lincolnshire Council | 18.42% |
| 166 | Lancashire County Council | 18.41% |
| 167 | East Sussex County Council | 18.41% |
| 168 | Wokingham Council | 18.31% |
| 169 | North Norfolk District Council | 18.22% |
| 170 | Ribble Valley Borough Council | 18.20% |
| 171 | Norfolk County Council | 18.16% |
| 172 | Gloucester City Council | 18.10% |
| 173 | Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council | 18.07% |
| 174 | Dover District Council | 18.06% |
| 175 | Oldham MBC | 17.86% |
| 176 | Charnwood Borough Council | 17.83% |
| 177 | South Kesteven District Council | 17.77% |
| 178 | Kingston-upon-Hull City Council | 17.76% |
| 179 | Dudley MBC | 17.75% |
| 180 | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | 17.67% |
| 181 | Northampton Borough Council | 17.65% |
| 182 | Runnymede Borough Council | 17.61% |
| 183 | Oxford City Council | 17.59% |
| 184 | South Somerset District Council | 17.58% |
| 185 | Corby Borough Council | 17.54% |
| 186 | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 17.44% |
| 187 | St Helens MBC | 17.38% |
| 188 | Shepway District Council | 17.25% |
| 189 | Poole Borough Council | 17.07% |
| 190 | Hartlepool Borough Council | 17.06% |
| 191 | Bracknell Forest Borough Council | 17.00% |
| 192 | Bury MBC | 16.84% |
| 193 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 16.82% |
| 194 | West Sussex County Council | 16.80% |
| 195 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | 16.75% |
| 196 | Maldon District Council | 16.73% |
| 197 | Mansfield District Council | 16.59% |
| 198 | Craven District Council | 16.56% |
| 199 | Preston City Council | 16.55% |
| 200 | Greenwich LB | 16.51% |
| 201 | Bromsgrove District Council | 16.51% |
| 202 | Scarborough Borough Council | 16.47% |
| 203 | Walsall MBC | 16.33% |
| 204 | Wirral MBC | 16.33% |
| 205 | Mendip District Council | 16.25% |
| 206 | Colchester Borough Council | 16.05% |
| 207 | Brent LB | 15.99% |
| 208 | Bedford | 15.97% |
| 209 | Kent County Council | 15.86% |
| 210 | Calderdale MBC | 15.85% |
| 211 | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | 15.81% |
| 212 | Hampshire County Council | 15.72% |
| 213 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | 15.58% |
| 214 | Wellingborough Borough Council | 15.32% |
| 215 | South Norfolk Council | 15.25% |
| 216 | West London Waste Authority | 15.23% |
| 217 | Hillingdon LB | 15.18% |
| 218 | County Durham | 15.09% |
| 219 | Eastbourne Borough Council | 15.07% |
| 220 | Medway Borough Council | 15.06% |
| 221 | Ealing LB | 14.95% |
| 222 | Swindon Borough Council | 14.90% |
| 223 | Croydon LB | 14.83% |
| 224 | Enfield LB | 14.80% |
| 225 | Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | 14.77% |
| 226 | South Tyneside MBC | 14.68% |
| 227 | Barnet LB | 14.65% |
| 228 | Knowsley MBC | 14.64% |
| 229 | Sandwell MBC | 14.56% |
| 230 | Nottinghamshire County Council | 14.50% |
| 231 | Torbay Council | 14.47% |
| 232 | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | 14.38% |
| 233 | Eastleigh Borough Council | 14.38% |
| 234 | Manchester City Council MBC | 14.09% |
| 235 | Pendle Borough Council | 14.05% |
| 236 | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | 14.05% |
| 237 | Wakefield City MDC | 13.88% |
| 238 | Richmond upon Thames LB | 13.83% |
| 239 | Breckland Council | 13.71% |
| 240 | Salford City Council MBC | 13.50% |
| 241 | Northumberland | 13.46% |
| 242 | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | 13.35% |
| 243 | Birmingham City Council | 13.31% |
| 244 | Broxtowe Borough Council | 13.27% |
| 245 | Bolton MBC | 13.25% |
| 246 | Isle of Wight Council | 13.18% |
| 247 | Bradford City MDC (MBC) | 13.17% |
| 248 | Tameside MBC | 13.13% |
| 249 | Worcestershire County Council | 13.09% |
| 250 | Halton Borough Council | 13.08% |
| 251 | North Tyneside Council | 13.02% |
| 252 | Coventry City Council | 12.74% |
| 253 | Rochdale MBC | 12.56% |
| 254 | Gateshead MBC | 12.27% |
| 255 | Wigan MBC | 12.23% |
| 256 | Norwich City Council | 12.18% |
| 257 | Hounslow LB | 12.16% |
| 258 | Blackpool Borough Council | 12.14% |
| 259 | Cornwall | 12.05% |
| 260 | Mid Sussex District Council | 11.89% |
| 261 | Barking and Dagenham LB | 11.82% |
| 262 | Fareham Borough Council | 11.75% |
| 263 | Burnley Borough Council | 11.66% |
| 264 | Rossendale Borough Council | 11.47% |
| 265 | Havering LB | 11.28% |
| 266 | Spelthorne Borough Council | 11.18% |
| 267 | Camden LB | 11.11% |
| 268 | Reading Borough Council | 11.07% |
| 269 | Mid Suffolk District Council | 11.01% |
| 270 | Nottingham City Council | 10.99% |
| 271 | Sunderland City Council | 10.91% |
| 272 | Luton Borough Council | 10.90% |
| 273 | Wychavon District Council | 10.73% |
| 274 | Redbridge LB | 10.63% |
| 275 | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | 10.62% |
| 276 | North London Waste Authority | 10.41% |
| 277 | Worthing Borough Council | 10.27% |
| 278 | Winchester City Council | 10.26% |
| 279 | Liverpool City Council | 10.17% |
| 280 | Arun District Council | 10.03% |
| 281 | West Somerset District Council | 9.79% |
| 282 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council MBC | 9.78% |
| 283 | Hyndburn Borough Council | 9.74% |
| 284 | Sutton LB | 9.73% |
| 285 | Merton LB | 9.55% |
| 286 | Sevenoaks District Council | 9.50% |
| 287 | Plymouth City Council | 9.48% |
| 288 | Herefordshire Council | 9.42% |
| 289 | Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | 9.34% |
| 290 | East London Waste Authority | 9.11% |
| 291 | Waverley Borough Council | 9.02% |
| 292 | Waltham Forest LB | 8.96% |
| 293 | Chichester District Council | 8.94% |
| 294 | Test Valley Borough Council | 8.89% |
| 295 | Tandridge District Council | 8.70% |
| 296 | Southampton City Council | 8.48% |
| 297 | South Bucks District Council | 8.45% |
| 298 | Slough Borough Council | 8.11% |
| 299 | Kirklees MBC | 8.08% |
| 300 | Southwark LB | 7.96% |
| 301 | East Northamptonshire Council | 7.94% |
| 302 | Gedling Borough Council | 7.91% |
| 303 | Middlesbrough Borough Council | 7.85% |
| 304 | Darlington Borough Council | 7.76% |
| 305 | Exeter City Council | 7.59% |
| 306 | Ashfield District Council | 7.56% |
| 307 | Hart District Council | 7.34% |
| 308 | Islington LB | 7.20% |
| 309 | Adur District Council | 6.77% |
| 310 | Haringey LB | 6.74% |
| 311 | Sheffield City Council | 6.50% |
| 312 | East Hampshire District Council | 5.89% |
| 313 | Portsmouth City Council | 5.65% |
| 314 | Hackney LB | 5.52% |
| 315 | Hastings Borough Council | 5.36% |
| 316 | Boston Borough Council | 5.28% |
| 317 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 5.15% |
| 318 | Malvern Hills District Council | 4.84% |
| 319 | Council of the Isles of Scilly | 4.75% |
| 320 | New Forest District Council | 4.34% |
| 321 | Swale Borough Council | 4.09% |
| 322 | Thanet District Council | 4.00% |
| 323 | Brighton and Hove Council | 3.81% |
| 324 | Havant Borough Council | 3.78% |
| 325 | Worcester City Council | 3.61% |
| 326 | Crawley Borough Council | 3.52% |
| 327 | Dartford Borough Council | 3.48% |
| 328 | Newham LB | 3.30% |
| 329 | Amber Valley Borough Council | 3.29% |
| 330 | Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 3.05% |
| 331 | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | 2.90% |
| 332 | Lambeth LB | 2.89% |
| 333 | City of London | 2.33% |
| 334 | Gravesham Borough Council | 2.31% |
| 335 | Wyre Forest District Council | 2.21% |
| 336 | Western Riverside Waste Authority | 1.92% |
| 337 | South Holland District Council | 1.79% |
| 338 | Tower Hamlets LB | 1.67% |
| 339 | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | 1.55% |
| 340 | Gosport Borough Council | 1.53% |
| 341 | Tendring District Council | 1.32% |
| 342 | Lewes District Council | 1.26% |
| 343 | Aylesbury Vale District Council | 1.11% |
| 344 | Hammersmith and Fulham LB | 0.79% |
| 345 | Lewisham LB | 0.77% |
| 346 | Wandsworth LB | 0.44% |
| 347 | Ashford Borough Council | 0.32% |
| 348 | Stroud District Council | 0.25% |
| 349 | Westminster City Council | 0.09% |
| 350 | Redditch Borough Council | 0.00% |
| 351 | Bassetlaw District Council | 0.00% |
| 352 | Newark and Sherwood District Council | 0.00% |
