Municipal waste recycled in Iceland
Iceland: Municipal waste recycled was 71,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71,000
Change on year
up 34.0%
World rank
65th
of 91 countries
All-time high
73,000
in 2016
All-time low
20,000
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2023
Municipal waste recycled in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Iceland is 71,000, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 34.0% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Iceland peaked at 73,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 65th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,000 | — |
| 2001 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 40,000 | +73.9% |
| 2009 | 27,000 | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 32,000 | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 40,000 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 46,000 | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 50,000 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 52,000 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 55,000 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 73,000 | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 58,000 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 68,000 | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 59,000 | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 65,000 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 53,000 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 71,000 | +34.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 71,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 7% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 71,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,500 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 6 |
| 2010s | 52,667 | 32,000 | 73,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 62,000 | 53,000 | 71,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Iceland?
- Municipal waste recycled in Iceland was 71,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 73,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Iceland ranks 65th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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