Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Finland
Finland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 98.86 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Finland, 1994–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Finland is 98.86 Index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Finland peaked at 134.26 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.77 Index, in 1994.
That places Finland 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Finland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80.77 Index | — |
| 1995 | 81.1 Index | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.77 Index | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 88.46 Index | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 92.31 Index | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 96.15 Index | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 92.77 Index | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 91.71 Index | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 93.38 Index | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 94.36 Index | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.38 Index | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 100 Index | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 102.88 Index | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 106.46 Index | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 98.54 Index | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 96.88 Index | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 104.58 Index | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 105.31 Index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 103.14 Index | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 101.15 Index | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 105.32 Index | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 106.46 Index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 108.14 Index | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 116.97 Index | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 120.1 Index | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 129.6 Index | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 134.26 Index | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 111.46 Index | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 100.47 Index | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 98.86 Index | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.59 Index | 80.77 Index | 96.15 Index | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.65 Index | 91.71 Index | 106.46 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.8 Index | 96.88 Index | 120.1 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.93 Index | 98.86 Index | 134.26 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Finland?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Finland was 98.86 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 134.26 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.77 Index in 1994.
- How does Finland rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation