Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 2.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland is 2.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland peaked at 8.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2008.
That places Iceland 47th out of 70 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +136.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +77.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.5% | 8.8% | 3 |
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- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Iceland was 2.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Iceland ranks 47th out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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