Packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark

Denmark: Packaging waste by waste management operations was 1.14 million Tonne in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.14 million Tonne
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
15th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1.14 million Tonne
in 2023
All-time low
693,950 Tonne
in 2009
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark, 1997–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1997201020231997: 906.8k Tonne1998: 837.9k Tonne1999: 846.1k Tonne2000: 852.3k Tonne2001: 864.6k Tonne2002: 856.7k Tonne2003: 956.8k Tonne2004: 948.9k Tonne2005: 983.0k Tonne2006: 970.9k Tonne2007: 979.0k Tonne2008: 902.2k Tonne2009: 694.0k Tonne2010: 694.0k Tonne2011: 883.1k Tonne2012: 894.9k Tonne2013: 893.1k Tonne2014: 910.9k Tonne2015: 882.4k Tonne2016: 935.3k Tonne2017: 970.2k Tonne2018: 1.0M Tonne2019: 948.6k Tonne2020: 1.0M Tonne2021: 1.1M Tonne2022: 1.1M Tonne2023: 1.1M Tonne

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 1.14 million Tonne for packaging waste by waste management operations in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark peaked at 1.14 million Tonne in 2023 and was at its lowest, 693,950 Tonne, in 2009.

Denmark ranks 15th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 863,593 Tonne 837,927 Tonne 906,792 Tonne 3
2000s 900,820 Tonne 693,950 Tonne 983,011 Tonne 10
2010s 901,540 Tonne 693,950 Tonne 1.00 million Tonne 10
2020s 1.10 million Tonne 1.05 million Tonne 1.14 million Tonne 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 12 Czechia 1.37 million Tonne compare
  2. 13 Sweden 1.32 million Tonne compare
  3. 14 Ireland 1.19 million Tonne compare
  4. 16 Greece 1.12 million Tonne compare
  5. 17 Finland 856,901 Tonne compare
  6. 18 Norway 779,109 Tonne compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark?
Packaging waste by waste management operations in Denmark was 1.14 million Tonne in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest packaging waste by waste management operations recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million Tonne in 2023.
What is the lowest packaging waste by waste management operations recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 693,950 Tonne in 2009.
How does Denmark rank for packaging waste by waste management operations?
Denmark ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is packaging waste by waste management operations rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Packaging waste by waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Packaging waste by waste management operations
Unit
Tonne
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 690 data points, 1997–2023
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