Hazardous waste generated in Austria
Austria: Hazardous waste generated was 1.47 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Hazardous waste generated in Austria, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.47 million tonnes for hazardous waste generated in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated in Austria peaked at 1.47 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 961,899 tonnes, in 2006.
That places Austria 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.10 million tonnes | 961,899 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Standard Deviation 0.529 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.02 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 2.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 43,542 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 17,584 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.68 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 794,571 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 799,801 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated in Austria?
- Hazardous waste generated in Austria was 1.47 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 961,899 tonnes in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for hazardous waste generated?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is hazardous waste generated rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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