Norway vs Russia: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Norway
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 155.44 Index against 144.89 Index in Norway, a difference of 10.55 Index.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 14th and Russia ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.19 Index | 98.08 Index | 1.9 Index | Russia |
| 2000s | 75.92 Index | 112.43 Index | 36.51 Index | Russia |
| 2010s | 85.78 Index | 140.86 Index | 55.08 Index | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Norway or Russia?
- Russia, at 155.44 Index against 144.89 Index in Norway as of 2012.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Norway and Russia?
- 10.55 Index, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Norway and Russia rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Norway ranks 14th and Russia ranks 11th 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