Estonia vs Norway: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Estonia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 144.89 Index against 81.25 Index in Estonia, a difference of 63.64 Index.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.8 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Estonia ranks 11th and Norway ranks 14th of 11 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89 Index | 99.54 Index | 10.54 Index | Norway |
| 2000s | 87.98 Index | 75.92 Index | 12.06 Index | Estonia |
| 2010s | 71.68 Index | 108.69 Index | 37 Index | Norway |
| 2020s | 81.01 Index | 148.12 Index | 67.12 Index | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Estonia or Norway?
- Norway, at 144.89 Index against 81.25 Index in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Estonia and Norway?
- 63.64 Index, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Estonia ranks 11th and Norway ranks 14th of 11 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation