Municipal waste generated per person in Iceland
Iceland generated 561 kg of municipal waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2014.
Iceland, 2024
561
Change from 2023
−3.3%
European Union, 2024
513 kg per personi (Source flag i)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
501 kg per person
Position in 2024
13th of 33
Municipal waste generated per person in Iceland over time
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Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 561 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2023 | 580 kg per person | 510 kg per person |
| 2022 | 595 kg per person | 514 kg per person |
| 2021 | 659 kg per person | 534 kg per person |
| 2020 | 614 kg per person | 521 kg per person |
| 2019 | – | 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2018 | 702 kg per person | 501 kg per person |
| 2017 | 656 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2016 | 655 kg per person | 494 kg per person |
| 2015 | 588 kg per person | 481 kg per person |
| 2014 | 535 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2013 | 516 kg per person | 479 kg per person |
| 2012 | 511 kg per person | 487 kg per person |
| 2011 | 495 kg per person | 499 kg per person |
| 2010 | 484 kg per person | 503 kg per person |
| 2009 | 414 kg per person | 509 kg per person |
| 2008 | 655 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2007 | 558 kg per person | 517 kg per person |
| 2006 | 563 kg per person | 513 kg per person |
| 2005 | 516 kg per person | 506 kg per person |
| 2004 | 503 kg per person | 500 kg per person |
| 2003 | 484 kg per person | 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2002 | 476 kg per person | 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2001 | 467 kg per person | 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
| 2000 | 462 kg per person | 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies) |
Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −3.3% from 580 kg per person in 2023.
- Since 2013, when it was 516 kg per person, the figure has changed by +8.7%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 513 kg per person.
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44.7%
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Total waste generated per person
2,864 kg per person
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Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Safely managed drinking water
100.0%
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Basic sanitation access
98.8%
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Level of water stress
0.4%
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