Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Denmark
Denmark: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Denmark, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Denmark peaked at 62.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2004.
That places Denmark 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 40.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 45.82 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 50.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 62.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.01 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 55.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 14 Italy 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 15 Spain 55.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 16 Iceland 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 18 Portugal 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 19 Norway 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 20 Ireland 24.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -43.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.92 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.63 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -37.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Denmark?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Denmark was 48.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 62.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- How does Denmark rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation