Municipal waste collected in Finland
Finland: Municipal waste collected was 2.61 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Finland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2.61 million tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2023.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Finland peaked at 3.49 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.50 million tonnes, in 2001.
That places Finland 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.60 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Finland
- Standard Deviation 0.986 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 460,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 9.74 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 8,174 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3,522 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 4.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 4.11 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 209,365 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 193,935 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Finland?
- Municipal waste collected in Finland was 2.61 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.50 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for municipal waste collected?
- Finland ranks 45th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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