In 2022, 276 thousand metric tons of plastic waste were generated in Norway. Manufacturing industries accounted for the largest share, with 95 thousand tons produced. Meanwhile, households were the third-largest source of plastics waste in the Nordic country, accounting for a 19-percent share.
Plastics waste generation in Norway in 2022, by source of origin
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statistics Norway. (December 7, 2023). Plastics waste generation in Norway in 2022, by source of origin (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482493/plastic-waste-generation-in-norway-by-origin/
Statistics Norway. "Plastics waste generation in Norway in 2022, by source of origin (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482493/plastic-waste-generation-in-norway-by-origin/
Statistics Norway. (2023). Plastics waste generation in Norway in 2022, by source of origin (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482493/plastic-waste-generation-in-norway-by-origin/
Statistics Norway. "Plastics Waste Generation in Norway in 2022, by Source of Origin (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482493/plastic-waste-generation-in-norway-by-origin/
Statistics Norway, Plastics waste generation in Norway in 2022, by source of origin (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482493/plastic-waste-generation-in-norway-by-origin/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Plastics waste generation in Norway in 2022, by source of origin (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Statistics Norway, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482493/plastic-waste-generation-in-norway-by-origin/