Municipal waste recycled in Austria
Austria: Municipal waste recycled was 4.54 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Austria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Austria is 4.54 million tonnes, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 61.2% 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.
Austria ranks 12th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 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 | 4.62 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 4.67 million tonnes | 3 |
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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 municipal waste recycled in Austria?
- Municipal waste recycled in Austria was 4.54 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- 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 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)