Austria vs Norway: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Austria currently reports 153.72 Index against 144.89 Index in Norway, a difference of 8.83 Index.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Austria ranks 12th and Norway ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.56 Index | 90.82 Index | 10.26 Index | Norway |
| 2000s | 104.06 Index | 75.92 Index | 28.14 Index | Austria |
| 2010s | 106.01 Index | 108.69 Index | 2.68 Index | Norway |
| 2020s | 157.75 Index | 148.93 Index | 8.82 Index | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Austria or Norway?
- Austria, at 153.72 Index against 144.89 Index in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Austria and Norway?
- 8.83 Index, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Austria ranks 12th and Norway ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation