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Volume of waste generated in 2022 decreased considerably from the year before – due to a decrease in the amount of waste from mining and quarrying and industries processing waste

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release | Waste statistics 2022

Correction

Database tables and the release for 2022 of the statistics on waste statistics were corrected. The amount of mineral waste decreased by 2.3 million tons.
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According to Statistics Finland, a total of 111 million tonnes of waste was generated in 2022. This is 11.2 per cent less than one year earlier. The volume of waste generated decreased mainly as a result of a decline in waste from mining and quarrying and secondary production. The amount of waste from construction decreased by around 18 per cent.

Key selections

  • The combined amount of waste generated by manufacturing industries fell by around 17.2 per cent.
  • The amount of waste from construction fell strongly by around 18.2 per cent.
  • Due to the large amount of mineral waste, the share of disposal in all waste treatment was around 81 per cent.

Tables

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Waste generation by industry, 2017-2022, 1000 tonnes

Waste treatment by type of treatment, 2017-2022 Amount of waste 1000 tons

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Updated database tables
12qw
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  • Waste class
  • NACE
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12qy
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  • Waste treatment
  • Waste class
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141w
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    Referencing instructions

    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Waste statistics [online publication].
    Reference period: 2022. ISSN=2323-5314. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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