Municipal waste collected in Iceland
Iceland: Municipal waste collected was 224,000 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Iceland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 224,000 tonnes for municipal waste collected in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Iceland peaked at 247,000 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 121,000 tonnes, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 84th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141,200 tonnes | 121,000 tonnes | 208,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,222 tonnes | 154,000 tonnes | 247,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 230,500 tonnes | 224,000 tonnes | 246,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 81 Malta 312,000 tonnes compare
- 82 Barbados 261,765 tonnes compare
- 83 Guadeloupe 235,411 tonnes compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 196,170 tonnes compare
- 86 Martinique 175,170 tonnes compare
- 87 Curaçao 173,123 tonnes compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2,634 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Iceland?
- Municipal waste collected in Iceland was 224,000 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 247,000 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,000 tonnes in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for municipal waste collected?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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