Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment was 24.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 24.8% for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Luxembourg peaked at 25.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2001.
That places Luxembourg 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.5% | 25.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Luxembourg?
- Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment in Luxembourg was 24.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Luxembourg ranks 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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