Municipal waste collected in Denmark
Denmark: Municipal waste collected was 4.51 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Denmark, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 4.51 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Denmark peaked at 4.91 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.52 million tonnes, in 2001.
Denmark ranks 34th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.91 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.61 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Denmark
- Standard Deviation 0.696 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 509,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 513,830 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 425,964 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Denmark?
- Municipal waste collected in Denmark was 4.51 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for municipal waste collected?
- Denmark ranks 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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