Finland vs Lithuania: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Finland
43.7%
in 2022
Lithuania
48.1%
in 2022
Finland rank
9th
Lithuania rank
7th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Finland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 48.1% against 43.7% in Finland, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 9th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 73 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 4.5% | 24.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.7% | 2.6% | Finland |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 34.4% | 1.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Finland or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 48.1% against 43.7% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Finland and Lithuania?
- 4.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Lithuania rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Finland ranks 9th and Lithuania ranks 7th 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.