Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Iceland
Iceland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
In 2020, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Iceland stood at 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Iceland peaked at 59.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 16th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.63 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2008 | 42.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 31.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 31.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 45.85 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +44.8% |
| 2016 | 54.08 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 59.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 34.63 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 42.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.6 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 31.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 59.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 13 Hungary 71.35 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 14 Italy 62.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 15 Spain 55.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 17 Denmark 48.93 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
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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,724 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -12.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 1,305 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0049 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Iceland?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Iceland was 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.45 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Iceland ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2020.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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