Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway
Norway: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 30.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway is 30.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway peaked at 35.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
That places Norway 20th out of 73 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.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +38.6% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 22.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 23.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 28.6% | 35.3% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Norway was 30.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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