Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland
Iceland: Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste was 1.58 million Tonne in 2022. ▲ Rising
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Tonne.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland is 1.58 million Tonne, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.0% on the previous year and up 203.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland peaked at 1.58 million Tonne in 2022 and was at its lowest, 488,700 Tonne, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 41st of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Tonne | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 488,700 Tonne | — |
| 2008 | 728,125 Tonne | +49.0% |
| 2010 | 501,776 Tonne | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 521,083 Tonne | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 815,141 Tonne | +56.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million Tonne | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million Tonne | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million Tonne | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million Tonne | +49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 608,412 Tonne | 488,700 Tonne | 728,125 Tonne | 2 |
| 2010s | 839,766 Tonne | 501,776 Tonne | 1.29 million Tonne | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million Tonne | 1.06 million Tonne | 1.58 million Tonne | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 38 Cyprus 2.33 million Tonne compare
- 39 Latvia 1.82 million Tonne compare
- 39 Latvia 1.82 million Tonne compare
- 42 North Macedonia 1.38 million Tonne compare
- 43 Montenegro 1.03 million Tonne compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.1373 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value, annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland?
- Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste in Iceland was 1.58 million Tonne in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million Tonne in 2022.
- What is the lowest treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,700 Tonne in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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