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.
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
- 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 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.