Finland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 98.86 Index against 88.02 Index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 10.84 Index.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.76 Index | 91.17 Index | 3.41 Index | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 97.65 Index | 102.24 Index | 4.59 Index | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 106.8 Index | 91.6 Index | 15.21 Index | Finland |
| 2020s | 118.95 Index | 89.45 Index | 29.5 Index | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Finland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Finland, at 98.86 Index against 88.02 Index in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 10.84 Index, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Finland ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 30th of 35 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