Austria vs Korea: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation

Austria
782 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Korea
448 Kilogrammes per person
in 2022
Austria rank
2nd
Korea rank
2nd

Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time

  • Austria
  • Korea
0200400600800200420132023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 782 Kilogrammes per person against 448 Kilogrammes per person in Korea, a difference of 334 Kilogrammes per person.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.7 times Korea's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd of 34 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 595 Kilogrammes per person 382 Kilogrammes per person 213 Kilogrammes per person Austria
2010s 571.8 Kilogrammes per person 369.1 Kilogrammes per person 202.7 Kilogrammes per person Austria
2020s 824 Kilogrammes per person 440.67 Kilogrammes per person 383.33 Kilogrammes per person Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation, Austria or Korea?
Austria, at 782 Kilogrammes per person against 448 Kilogrammes per person in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Austria and Korea?
334 Kilogrammes per person, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Korea?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Austria and Korea rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
Austria ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation
Unit
Kilogrammes per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 734 data points, 1995–2023
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This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org