Finland vs Lithuania: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Finland
- Lithuania
How they compare
Finland currently reports 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Lithuania, a difference of 315.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Finland's figure about 8.0 times Lithuania's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 5th of 20 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 80.12 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 189.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Finland |
| 2010s | 381.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 65.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 316.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Finland |
| 2020s | 377.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 51.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 325.69 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, Finland or Lithuania?
- Finland, at 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 45.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Finland and Lithuania?
- 315.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lithuania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Lithuania rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Finland ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 5th 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