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Waste statistics

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

Waste statistics describe changes in the amounts of waste, treatment modes of waste and shares of hazardous waste. The classifiers in the statistics are main industries, waste categories or waste types. The data are collected from several sources and for manufacturing they are updated once a year, otherwise irregularly.

Key figures

Municipal waste per capita

456kilogrammes

2024

Waste statistics
Updated: 30/01/2026

Figures

See key statistical data in the figures.

Weight of waste, tonnes in 2002 to 2024 by Waste treatment

Detailed tables of the statistics are available in the StatFin database

You can find updated tables in the StatFin database. Extract the data you need into tables, view the data as charts or download the data for your use.Go to the database

Releases

Amount of municipal waste fell in 2024

Waste statistics 2024, municipal waste

release

Amount of municipal waste decreased in 2023

Waste statistics 2023, municipal waste

release

Future releases

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

Go to documentation of the statistics

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Waste statistics [online publication].
ISSN=2323-5314. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 10.3.2026].
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Contact information

Inquiries primarily

Juha Espo
Senior Statistician
029 551 3463

Other experts

Martti Kujansuu
Senior Statistician
029 551 3899