Municipal waste recycled in Finland
Finland: Municipal waste recycled was 1.27 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Finland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal waste recycled in Finland stood at 1.27 million tonnes.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 38.8% 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 32nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 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 | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Finland?
- Municipal waste recycled in Finland was 1.27 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- 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 32nd out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)