Ireland vs Norway: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 144.89 Index against 137.57 Index in Ireland, a difference of 7.32 Index.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and Norway ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.36 Index | 61.71 Index | 37.35 Index | Norway |
| 1980s | 28.09 Index | 61.71 Index | 33.62 Index | Norway |
| 1990s | 87.51 Index | 99.54 Index | 12.03 Index | Norway |
| 2000s | 129.99 Index | 75.92 Index | 54.07 Index | Ireland |
| 2010s | 122.09 Index | 108.69 Index | 13.4 Index | Ireland |
| 2020s | 138.98 Index | 148.12 Index | 9.14 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, Ireland or Norway?
- Norway, at 144.89 Index against 137.57 Index in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Ireland and Norway?
- 7.32 Index, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Norway ranks 14th 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