Denmark vs Norway: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Norway, a difference of 12.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 17th and Norway ranks 19th of 20 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 29.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 14.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Denmark |
| 2010s | 56.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 32.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 23.82 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Denmark |
| 2020s | 52.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 37.54 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 14.47 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Denmark and Norway?
- 12.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Norway ranks 19th of 20 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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About this data
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