Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Municipal waste recycled was 270,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 270,000 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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 102,000, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 55th out of 91 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.
Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 102,000 | — |
| 2001 | 107,000 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 112,000 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 129,000 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 129,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 136,000 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 141,000 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 150,000 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 156,000 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 157,000 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 160,000 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 160,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 164,000 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 155,000 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 166,000 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 164,000 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 233,000 | +42.1% |
| 2017 | 233,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 239,000 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 240,000 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 263,000 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 281,000 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 262,000 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 270,000 | +3.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 270,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 28% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 270,000 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +42.1% | 164,000 | 233,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,900 | 102,000 | 157,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,400 | 155,000 | 240,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 269,000 | 262,000 | 281,000 | 4 |
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More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg?
- Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg was 270,000 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 in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,000 in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Luxembourg ranks 55th out of 91 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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