In 2022, Denmark had the highest waste generation per capita among Nordic countries, with 787 kilograms. Norway followed in close second, with 768 kilograms per capita of municipal waste generated. Meanwhile, Sweden generated the lowest volume per person, at less than 400 kilograms that year.
Municipal waste generation per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022
(in kilograms)
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Nordic Statistics database. (February 12, 2024). Municipal waste generation per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493538/municipal-waste-generation-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database. "Municipal waste generation per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms)." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493538/municipal-waste-generation-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database. (2024). Municipal waste generation per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493538/municipal-waste-generation-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database. "Municipal Waste Generation per Capita in The Nordic Countries from 2012 to 2022 (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493538/municipal-waste-generation-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database, Municipal waste generation per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493538/municipal-waste-generation-per-person-nordic-countries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Municipal waste generation per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms) [Graph], Nordic Statistics database, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493538/municipal-waste-generation-per-person-nordic-countries/
