Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Municipal waste recycled was 257,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg stood at 257,000 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 56.7% 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.
Luxembourg ranks 51st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 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 | 267,000 tonnes | 257,000 tonnes | 281,000 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Luxembourg
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.9 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4798 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0129 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0275 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6384 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1071 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg?
- Municipal waste recycled in Luxembourg was 257,000 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 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 51st out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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 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)