Total waste generation, by activity in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Total waste generation, by activity was 9.91 million tonnes in 2022. β² Rising
Total waste generation, by activity in Luxembourg, 2004β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 9.91 million tonnes for total waste generation, by activity in 2022.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total waste generation, by activity in Luxembourg peaked at 10.44 million tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.07 million tonnes, in 2014.
Luxembourg ranks 41st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.76 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 9.59 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.99 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.56 million tonnes | 9.22 million tonnes | 9.91 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Luxembourg
- Standard Deviation 0.601 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 65,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 65,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 11,944 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,541 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 17,992 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 9,427 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 162,109 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 93,894 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total waste generation, by activity in Luxembourg?
- Total waste generation, by activity in Luxembourg was 9.91 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 10.44 million tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest total waste generation, by activity recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.07 million tonnes in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for total waste generation, by activity?
- Luxembourg ranks 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total waste generation, by activity rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Total waste generation, by activity (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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