Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Norway
Norway: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Norway, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
In 2022, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Norway stood at 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Norway peaked at 39.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2004.
That places Norway 19th 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.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Norway, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 31.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 32.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.73 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 32.54 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 31.25 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 39.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 38.89 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 25.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 32.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 29.73 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 39.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.54 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 38.89 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 Norway?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Norway was 36.19 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2018.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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