Municipal waste recycled in Norway
Norway: Municipal waste recycled was 1.67 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Norway is 1.67 million tonnes, measured 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.
That places Norway 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 843,000 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 723,000 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 807,000 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 840,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 695,000 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 774,000 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 863,000 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 986,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 975,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 967,000 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 959,000 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 953,000 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 987,000 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 918,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 936,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million tonnes | +61.2% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.65 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million tonnes | -3.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.67 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 948,000 tonnes, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.67 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million tonnes, 1.6× the median. (42 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 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes |
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- 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 26th out of 90 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 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).