European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) vs Luxembourg: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste

European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
104.11 Index
in 2023
Luxembourg
161.66 Index
in 2024
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank
8th
Luxembourg rank
9th

Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time

  • European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
  • Luxembourg
50100150200197519992024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 161.66 Index against 104.11 Index in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), a difference of 57.55 Index.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ahead.

European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 9th of 11 regions.

Across the 4 decades both report, European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 93.87 Index 89.67 Index 4.2 Index European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2000s 100.74 Index 109.61 Index 8.87 Index Luxembourg
2010s 99.25 Index 139.99 Index 40.75 Index Luxembourg
2020s 105.69 Index 171.28 Index 65.59 Index Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 161.66 Index against 104.11 Index in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) as of 2024.
What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and Luxembourg?
57.55 Index, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and Luxembourg?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) and Luxembourg rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 9th of 11 regions.
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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Indicator
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated
Unit
Index
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,548 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

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