Municipal waste recycled in Austria
Austria: Municipal waste recycled was 4.48 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Austria, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Austria is 4.48 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Austria peaked at 4.67 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million tonnes, in 2004.
That places Austria 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.97 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | 4 |
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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 municipal waste recycled in Austria?
- Municipal waste recycled in Austria was 4.48 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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