Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Finland
Finland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Finland, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Finland is 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Finland peaked at 430.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2016 and was at its lowest, 260.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2006.
That places Finland 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 269.18 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 260.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 278.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 374.29 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 326.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 346.59 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 430.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 430.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 393.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 260.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 278.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 381.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 326.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 430.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 377.2 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 393.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Finland?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Finland was 360.5 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 430.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2016.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 260.81 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 - 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