Municipal waste recycled in Iceland
Iceland: Municipal waste recycled was 53,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 53,000 tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2022.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% 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 60th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 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 | 59,000 tonnes | 53,000 tonnes | 65,000 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 57 Barbados 84,068 tonnes compare
- 58 Peru 80,251 tonnes compare
- 59 Costa Rica 76,000 tonnes compare
- 62 Chile 36,520 tonnes compare
- 63 Bangladesh 33,550 tonnes compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.08 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2793 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4807 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.194 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Iceland?
- Municipal waste recycled in Iceland was 53,000 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 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 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 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)