Austria vs Denmark: Municipal waste recycling rate
Austria
26.24 Percentage
in 2015
Denmark
27.27 Percentage
in 2015
Austria rank
14th
Denmark rank
11th
Municipal waste recycling rate over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 27.27 Percentage against 26.24 Percentage in Austria, a difference of 1.03 Percentage.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 11th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5 Percentage | 19.02 Percentage | 3.49 Percentage | Austria |
| 2000s | 25.73 Percentage | 25.72 Percentage | 0.014 Percentage | Austria |
| 2010s | 25.86 Percentage | 27.05 Percentage | 1.19 Percentage | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste recycling rate, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 27.27 Percentage against 26.24 Percentage in Austria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in municipal waste recycling rate between Austria and Denmark?
- 1.03 Percentage, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Austria ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 11th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.