Municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria
Austria: Municipal waste by waste management operations was 782 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
782 Kilograms per capita
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
1st
of 45 countries
All-time high
835 Kilograms per capita
in 2021
All-time low
437 Kilograms per capita
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria, 1995–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria stood at 782 Kilograms per capita.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria peaked at 835 Kilograms per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 437 Kilograms per capita, in 1995.
Austria ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria, year by year
| Year | Kilograms per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 437 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 1996 | 516 Kilograms per capita | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 532 Kilograms per capita | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 532 Kilograms per capita | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 563 Kilograms per capita | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 580 Kilograms per capita | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 576 Kilograms per capita | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 608 Kilograms per capita | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 607 Kilograms per capita | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 574 Kilograms per capita | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 575 Kilograms per capita | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 597 Kilograms per capita | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 597 Kilograms per capita | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 600 Kilograms per capita | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 590 Kilograms per capita | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 562 Kilograms per capita | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 573 Kilograms per capita | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 579 Kilograms per capita | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 578 Kilograms per capita | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 565 Kilograms per capita | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 560 Kilograms per capita | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 564 Kilograms per capita | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 570 Kilograms per capita | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 579 Kilograms per capita | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 588 Kilograms per capita | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 834 Kilograms per capita | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 835 Kilograms per capita | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 803 Kilograms per capita | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 782 Kilograms per capita | -2.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 782 Kilograms per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 489.5 Kilograms per capita, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 782 Kilograms per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 521 Kilograms per capita, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +41.8% | 588 Kilograms per capita | 834 Kilograms per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 516 Kilograms per capita | 437 Kilograms per capita | 563 Kilograms per capita | 5 |
| 2000s | 590.4 Kilograms per capita | 574 Kilograms per capita | 608 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 571.8 Kilograms per capita | 560 Kilograms per capita | 588 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 813.5 Kilograms per capita | 782 Kilograms per capita | 835 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria?
- Municipal waste by waste management operations in Austria was 782 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 835 Kilograms per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste by waste management operations recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 Kilograms per capita in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for municipal waste by waste management operations?
- Austria ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste by waste management operations rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Municipal waste by waste management operations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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