Hazardous waste generated in Norway
Norway: Hazardous waste generated was 1.90 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste generated in Norway, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.90 million tonnes for hazardous waste generated in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated in Norway peaked at 1.90 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 669,983 tonnes, in 2004.
Norway ranks 27th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 million tonnes | 669,983 tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Norway
- Standard Deviation 0.738 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 533,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.42 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,057 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,113 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 164,405 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 115,189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 204,484 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 180,019 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated in Norway?
- Hazardous waste generated in Norway was 1.90 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 669,983 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for hazardous waste generated?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste generated rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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