Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Municipal waste recycled was 270,000 tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 270,000 tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg peaked at 281,000 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 102,000 tonnes, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,900 tonnes | 102,000 tonnes | 157,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,400 tonnes | 155,000 tonnes | 240,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,000 tonnes | 262,000 tonnes | 281,000 tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Luxembourg
- Standard Deviation 0.601 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 65,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 65,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 11,944 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,541 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 17,992 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 9,427 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 162,109 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 93,894 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg?
- Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg was 270,000 tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 281,000 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,000 tonnes in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Luxembourg ranks 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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