Denmark vs Lithuania: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Denmark
23.9%
in 2022
Lithuania
24.3%
in 2023
Denmark rank
8th
Lithuania rank
7th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Denmark
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 24.3% against 23.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 70 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 0.7% | 15.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.1% | 3.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 2.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Denmark or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 24.3% against 23.9% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Denmark and Lithuania?
- 0.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.