Croatia vs Finland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Croatia
47.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Finland
360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Croatia rank
2nd
Finland rank
2nd

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time

  • Croatia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 47.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Croatia, a difference of 312.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes Finland's figure about 7.5 times Croatia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 2nd and Finland ranks 2nd of 2 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 47.25 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 269.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 222.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Finland
2010s 35.08 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 381.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 346.6 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Finland
2020s 48.17 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 377.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 329.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Croatia or Finland?
Finland, at 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 47.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Croatia as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Croatia and Finland?
312.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Finland?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Croatia and Finland rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Croatia ranks 2nd and Finland ranks 2nd of 2 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation