Austria vs Lithuania: Total waste generation
Austria
189,253 tonnes
in 2022
Lithuania
289,947 tonnes
in 2022
Austria rank
34th
Lithuania rank
32nd
Total waste generation over time
- Austria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 289,947 tonnes against 189,253 tonnes in Austria, a difference of 100,694 tonnes.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.5 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lithuania ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 62 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 480,199 tonnes | 844,835 tonnes | 364,636 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 225,462 tonnes | 386,587 tonnes | 161,125 tonnes | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 178,743 tonnes | 295,834 tonnes | 117,092 tonnes | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total waste generation, Austria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 289,947 tonnes against 189,253 tonnes in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in total waste generation between Austria and Lithuania?
- 100,694 tonnes, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lithuania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Lithuania rank globally for total waste generation?
- Austria ranks 34th and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 62 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total waste generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes).