Municipal waste recycling rate in Finland
Finland: Municipal waste recycling rate was 28.13 Percentage in 2015. ▼ Falling
Municipal waste recycling rate in Finland, 1994–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Finland stood at 28.13 Percentage.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Finland peaked at 30.17 Percentage in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18.04 Percentage, in 2014.
Finland ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.63 Percentage | 25.36 Percentage | 30.17 Percentage | 6 |
| 2000s | 25.2 Percentage | 24 Percentage | 26.03 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.36 Percentage | 18.04 Percentage | 28.13 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 6 Switzerland 31.91 Percentage compare
- 7 Italy 29.14 Percentage compare
- 8 Luxembourg 28.51 Percentage compare
- 10 United Kingdom 27.37 Percentage compare
- 11 Denmark 27.27 Percentage compare
- 12 Estonia 27.03 Percentage compare
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 recycling rate in Finland?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Finland was 28.13 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.17 Percentage in 1994.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.04 Percentage in 2014.
- How does Finland rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.