Greece vs Iceland: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment
Greece
1.4%
in 2022
Iceland
2.5%
in 2022
Greece rank
49th
Iceland rank
47th
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment over time
- Greece
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 2.5% against 1.4% in Greece, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.8 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Greece ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 47th of 70 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 6.4% | 2.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 5.3% | 3.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment, Greece or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 2.5% against 1.4% in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment between Greece and Iceland?
- 1.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Greece ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 47th 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.