Municipal waste recycled in Iceland
Iceland: Municipal waste recycled was 71,000 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Iceland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Iceland is 71,000 tonnes, 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 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20,000 tonnes, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 59th of 84 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,500 tonnes | 20,000 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 52,667 tonnes | 32,000 tonnes | 73,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 2020s | 62,000 tonnes | 53,000 tonnes | 71,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 recycled in Iceland?
- Municipal waste recycled in Iceland was 71,000 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Iceland ranks 59th out of 84 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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