Municipal waste recycling rate in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Municipal waste recycling rate was 28.51 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
28.51
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
28.51
in 2015
All-time low
13.11
in 1995
Years of data
21
1995–2015
Municipal waste recycling rate in Luxembourg, 1995–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal waste recycling rate in Luxembourg stood at 28.51. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycling rate in Luxembourg peaked at 28.51 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.11, in 1995.
Luxembourg ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.01 | 13.11 | 19.76 | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.39 | 21.6 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.04 | 26.93 | 28.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 recycling rate in Luxembourg?
- Municipal waste recycling rate in Luxembourg was 28.51 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 28.51 in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycling rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.11 in 1995.
- How does Luxembourg rank for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal waste recycling rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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