Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Finland
Finland: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 411,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Finland recorded 411,000 for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Finland peaked at 442,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 181,000, in 2002.
That places Finland 25th out of 71 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 treated by type of treatment in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197,000 | — |
| 2001 | 183,000 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 181,000 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 184,000 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 186,000 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 190,000 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 197,000 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 258,000 | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 234,000 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 305,000 | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 332,000 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 355,000 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 323,000 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 362,000 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 382,000 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 341,000 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 355,000 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 369,000 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 400,000 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 442,000 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 442,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 427,000 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 428,000 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 411,000 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211,500 | 181,000 | 305,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 366,100 | 323,000 | 442,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 427,000 | 411,000 | 442,000 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Finland?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Finland was 411,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 442,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,000 in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste treated by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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