Municipal waste recycled in Finland
Finland: Municipal waste recycled was 1.17 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Finland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste recycled in Finland stood at 1.17 million tonnes.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Finland peaked at 1.42 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 801,000 tonnes, in 2002.
Finland ranks 31st of 84 countries on this measure, 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 | 866,500 tonnes | 801,000 tonnes | 953,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million tonnes | 827,000 tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 recycled in Finland?
- Municipal waste recycled in Finland was 1.17 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 801,000 tonnes in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Finland ranks 31st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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