Latvia vs Luxembourg: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Latvia, a difference of 81.1 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 3.1 times Latvia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 7th and Luxembourg ranks 6th of 7 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.05 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 150.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 121.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 36.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 130.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 94.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 41.79 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 119.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 77.48 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Latvia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 37.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Latvia and Luxembourg?
- 81.1 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Luxembourg?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Luxembourg rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Latvia ranks 7th and Luxembourg ranks 6th of 7 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — 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 data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation