Iceland vs Slovenia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Iceland
- Slovenia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 171.93 Index against 109.63 Index in Slovenia, a difference of 62.3 Index.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times Slovenia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Slovenia ahead.
Iceland ranks 5th and Slovenia ranks 5th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Slovenia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.31 Index | 113.33 Index | 21.02 Index | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 117.31 Index | 96.44 Index | 20.86 Index | Iceland |
| 2010s | 150.43 Index | 90.67 Index | 59.76 Index | Iceland |
| 2020s | 177.23 Index | 103.61 Index | 73.62 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, Iceland or Slovenia?
- Iceland, at 171.93 Index against 109.63 Index in Slovenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Iceland and Slovenia?
- 62.3 Index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovenia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Slovenia rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Iceland ranks 5th and Slovenia ranks 5th 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