Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Norway
Norway: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 359 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Norway, 2001–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Norway is 359 Kilogrammes per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Norway peaked at 491 Kilogrammes per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 359 Kilogrammes per person, in 2023.
That places Norway 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Norway, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 361 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2002 | 392 Kilogrammes per person | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 402 Kilogrammes per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 414 Kilogrammes per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 426 Kilogrammes per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 459 Kilogrammes per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 491 Kilogrammes per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 487 Kilogrammes per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 470 Kilogrammes per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 469 Kilogrammes per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 483 Kilogrammes per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 425 Kilogrammes per person | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 440 Kilogrammes per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 421 Kilogrammes per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 418 Kilogrammes per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 411 Kilogrammes per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 399 Kilogrammes per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 396 Kilogrammes per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 379 Kilogrammes per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 428 Kilogrammes per person | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 359 Kilogrammes per person | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 433.56 Kilogrammes per person | 361 Kilogrammes per person | 491 Kilogrammes per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 424.1 Kilogrammes per person | 379 Kilogrammes per person | 483 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 393.5 Kilogrammes per person | 359 Kilogrammes per person | 428 Kilogrammes per person | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Norway?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Norway was 359 Kilogrammes per person in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 491 Kilogrammes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 359 Kilogrammes per person in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org