Municipal waste recycled in Norway
Norway: Municipal waste recycled was 1.67 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Norway, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.67 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Norway peaked at 1.76 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 695,000 tonnes, in 2004.
Norway ranks 23rd 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 | 851,900 tonnes | 695,000 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million tonnes | 918,000 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Standard Deviation 0.738 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 533,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.42 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,057 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,113 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 164,405 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 115,189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 204,484 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 180,019 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Norway?
- Municipal waste recycled in Norway was 1.67 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 695,000 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Norway ranks 23rd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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