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

Finland
360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Netherlands
100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Finland rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
4th

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

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
100200300400200420132022

How they compare

Finland currently reports 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Netherlands, a difference of 260.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes Finland's figure about 3.6 times Netherlands's.

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

Finland ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 4th of 20 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 269.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 103.64 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 165.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Finland
2010s 381.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 128.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 252.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Finland
2020s 377.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 107.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 269.79 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 Netherlands?
Finland, at 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 100.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Finland and Netherlands?
260.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Finland ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 4th 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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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