Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Austria
Austria: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group was 20.25 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Austria, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Austria stood at 20.25 kilograms.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Austria peaked at 29.28 kilograms in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.75 kilograms, in 2009.
Austria ranks 5th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 kilograms | 12.75 kilograms | 17.84 kilograms | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.84 kilograms | 17.47 kilograms | 29.28 kilograms | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.59 kilograms | 20.25 kilograms | 28.7 kilograms | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Austria?
- Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Austria was 20.25 kilograms in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.28 kilograms in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 kilograms in 2009.
- How does Austria rank for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Austria ranks 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.