Greenland has the highest volume of incinerated municipal waste per capita among Nordic countries, with 654 kilograms recorded in 2022. This figure has increased by 12.5 percent in the past decade. Meanwhile, Sweden's average municipal waste incineration stood at 233 kilograms in 2022.
Municipal waste incineration per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022
(in kilograms)
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Nordic Statistics database. (February 12, 2024). Municipal waste incineration 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/1493553/municipal-waste-incineration-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database. "Municipal waste incineration 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/1493553/municipal-waste-incineration-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database. (2024). Municipal waste incineration per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493553/municipal-waste-incineration-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database. "Municipal Waste Incineration per Capita in The Nordic Countries from 2012 to 2022 (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493553/municipal-waste-incineration-per-person-nordic-countries/
Nordic Statistics database, Municipal waste incineration per capita in the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2022 (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493553/municipal-waste-incineration-per-person-nordic-countries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Municipal waste incineration 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/1493553/municipal-waste-incineration-per-person-nordic-countries/
