Iceland vs Latvia: Total waste generation

Iceland

39,084 tonnes

in 2020

Latvia

27,604 tonnes

in 2022

Iceland rank

39th

Latvia rank

41st

Total waste generation over time

Iceland currently reports 39,084 tonnes against 27,604 tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 11,480 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Latvia ahead.

Iceland ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 41st of 59 countries.

Indicator: Total waste generation
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 686 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes)