Statistikk innhold
Statistics about
Waste from households
The statistics shows the amount of household waste collected by municipalities. The numbers cover sorting and treatment of waste, in addition to what kind of disposal service the municipality offer to their inbitants. All municipalities have provided information on waste management through KOSTRA.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Household waste. Main figuresDownload table as ...Household waste. Main figures1
In total Percentage change 2021 2022 2023 2021 - 2022 2022 - 2023 In total. 1 000 tonnes 2 336 2 124 2 080 -9.1 -2.1 Kilograms per capita 431 387 375 -10.1 -3.2 Sent to material recovery. 1 000 tonnes1 1 010 928 942 -8.1 1.5 Sent to material recovery. Kilograms per capita2 186 169 170 -9.2 0.4 1The figures have been adjusted to correct for interference of industrial waste in household waste 2Sent to material recovery includes composting and biogas. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Household waste by material. 1 000 tonnesDownload table as ...Household waste by material. 1 000 tonnes
2021 2022 2023 In total 2 336 2 124 2 080 Residual waste 919 877 851 Paper 222 204 191 Glass 82 79 76 Plastics 61 52 50 Metals 101 89 86 Electronics 49 48 47 Food and other wet organic 212 202 219 Tree 281 227 233 Garden waste 181 153 150 Textiles 1 0 0 Hazardous waste 83 72 69 Construction waste 46 50 44 Pulluted masses 35 39 34 Plaster 20 19 19 Tires 4 4 4 Other 38 9 8 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Household waste, by treatment. 1 000 tonnesDownload table as ...Household waste, by treatment. 1 000 tonnes1
In total Recycling2 Incineration2 Landfilling2 Biogas production2 Composting2 Other2 2021 2 336 635 1 226 85 164 212 15 2022 2 124 586 1 095 73 157 185 27 2023 2 080 571 1 050 71 170 201 16 2023 Viken 509 139 256 13 42 48 10 Oslo 193 53 107 5 15 12 0 Innlandet 169 42 83 5 19 19 0 Vestfold og Telemark 204 82 70 4 24 23 1 Agder 143 42 66 9 3 23 1 Rogaland 169 44 73 8 33 11 0 Vestland 229 49 147 13 6 15 0 Møre og Romsdal 109 27 52 4 9 14 3 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 173 49 91 5 16 11 0 Nordland - Nordlánnda 96 22 52 3 2 17 0 Troms og Finnmark 86 20 53 2 1 9 1 1The figures have been adjusted to correct for interference of industrial waste in household waste 2The numbers show the amount of waste send to different treatments, not the amount actually treated. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 30 June 2021.
Household waste: Waste coming from normal activities in households (food residuals, packaging material, paper, furniture etc.), including large objects.
Sorting for recycling is understood as waste that is sorted in households or at the waste disposal area. After sorting, the waste can go to material recovery, composting, burning with energy recovery or used as filling compounds. As an outcome from this treatment there might be a rest that in most cases is sent to landfill. Waste from waste treatment is calculated as waste from service industry.
The 433 municipalities are divided in to 16 groups, after population and financial regulating framework. The grouping is based on Langørgen, A., R. Aaberge og E.R. Åserud (2001): Grouping of municipalities after population and financial regulation framework 1998. Reports 2001/35, Statistics Norway.