Finland vs Latvia: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Finland
43.7%
in 2022
Latvia
52.2%
in 2022
Finland rank
9th
Latvia rank
6th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 52.2% against 43.7% in Finland, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 6th of 73 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 4.0% | 26.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 19.4% | 4.9% | Finland |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 40.8% | 7.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 52.2% against 43.7% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Finland and Latvia?
- 8.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Finland ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 6th of 73 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.