Municipal waste recycling rate in Austria
Austria: Municipal waste recycling rate was 26.24 Percentage in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycling rate in Austria, 1990–2015
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Austria stood at 26.24 Percentage.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Austria peaked at 31.16 Percentage in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.36 Percentage, in 1990.
That places Austria 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycling rate in Austria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.36 Percentage | — |
| 1991 | 18.45 Percentage | +62.4% |
| 1992 | 20.58 Percentage | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 22.14 Percentage | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 26.86 Percentage | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 21.38 Percentage | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 20.46 Percentage | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 21.35 Percentage | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 22.38 Percentage | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 22.96 Percentage | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 23.8 Percentage | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 23.69 Percentage | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.13 Percentage | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 22.42 Percentage | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.13 Percentage | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 25.64 Percentage | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 26.03 Percentage | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.12 Percentage | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 30.19 Percentage | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 31.16 Percentage | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 27.77 Percentage | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 24.73 Percentage | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 24.75 Percentage | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.35 Percentage | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 26.34 Percentage | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.24 Percentage | -0.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 26.24 Percentage is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.24 Percentage, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Austria's 26.24 Percentage is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.13 Percentage, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal waste recycling rate in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +62.4% | 11.36 Percentage | 18.45 Percentage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.79 Percentage | 11.36 Percentage | 26.86 Percentage | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.73 Percentage | 22.42 Percentage | 31.16 Percentage | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.86 Percentage | 24.73 Percentage | 27.77 Percentage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycling rate in Austria?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Austria was 26.24 Percentage in 2015, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.16 Percentage in 2009.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.36 Percentage in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.