Municipal waste recycled in Norway
Norway: Municipal waste recycled was 1.67 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.67 million 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 695,000, in 2004.
Norway ranks 28th of 91 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.
Municipal waste recycled in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 843,000 | — |
| 2001 | 723,000 | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 807,000 | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 840,000 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 695,000 | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 774,000 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 863,000 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 986,000 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 975,000 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 967,000 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 959,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 953,000 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 987,000 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 918,000 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 936,000 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | +61.2% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.65 million | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million | -3.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.67 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.67 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +61.2% | 936,000 | 1.51 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 851,900 | 695,000 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 918,000 | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million | 1.65 million | 1.76 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Norway?
- Municipal waste recycled in Norway was 1.67 million 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 in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 695,000 in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 91 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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