Nordanstig

Nordanstig occupies an Above national average position in the environmental domain, ranking 73rd out of 290 municipalities. The municipality has an overall index value of 45.4 for environmental quality, which is somewhat above the national average index of 42.6, based on data from 2025.

Citizen surveys indicate a favorable perception of waste management, with 98.8% of respondents reporting satisfaction with household waste collection, a figure that is somewhat above the national average of 92.6%. Furthermore, 89.3% of residents feel that the availability of recycling centers in the municipality is good, compared to a national average of 81.3%.

While 78.8% of respondents express satisfaction with the municipality's efforts to ensure access to drinking water, this percentage is notably below the national average of 87.6%. In terms of emergency services, Nordanstig shows a median response time of 1.3 minutes for fire services and 4.1 minutes for ambulance services, both of which reflect a comparable performance to national standards, with the ambulance response time being similar to the average of 4.2 minutes.

Further, the total accessibility to recycling centers stands at 12 minutes per person, significantly exceeding the national average of 9.4 minutes, indicating a proactive approach to recycling accessibility in the municipality.