Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland
Finland: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 15.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland stood at 15.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland peaked at 15.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
That places Finland 25th out of 70 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.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +44.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Finland was 15.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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