Norway vs Tanzania: Total waste generation

Norway

170,588 tonnes

in 2022

Tanzania

185,000 tonnes

in 2020

Norway rank

34th

Tanzania rank

32nd

Total waste generation over time

Tanzania currently reports 185,000 tonnes against 170,588 tonnes in Norway, a difference of 14,412 tonnes.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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)