European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) vs Iceland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 171.93 Index against 104.11 Index in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), a difference of 67.82 Index.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ahead.
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 5th of 11 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.87 Index | 92.31 Index | 1.56 Index | European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) |
| 2000s | 100.74 Index | 117.31 Index | 16.57 Index | Iceland |
| 2010s | 99.25 Index | 150.43 Index | 51.19 Index | Iceland |
| 2020s | 105.69 Index | 177.23 Index | 71.53 Index | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 171.93 Index against 104.11 Index in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and Iceland?
- 67.82 Index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and Iceland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and Iceland rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 5th of 11 regions.
- 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