Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Austria
Austria: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 41.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Austria recorded 41.3% for proportion of municipal waste recycled in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Austria peaked at 41.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2003.
That places Austria 10th out of 73 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.0% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 40.6% | 41.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Austria?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Austria was 41.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Austria ranks 10th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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