Municipal waste recycled in Norway
Norway: Municipal waste recycled was 1.73 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Norway, 2000–2022
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 1.73 million tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 81.0% 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 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 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 | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.65 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1993 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0239 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0367 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Norway?
- Municipal waste recycled in Norway was 1.73 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 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 25th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. 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)