Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Austria
Austria: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 153.72 Index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Austria, 1989–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2023, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Austria stood at 153.72 Index.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Austria peaked at 160.91 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.28 Index, in 1991.
That places Austria 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.8 Index | 67.8 Index | 67.8 Index | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.23 Index | 67.28 Index | 96.77 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.06 Index | 99.74 Index | 107.55 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.01 Index | 101.18 Index | 112.36 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.75 Index | 153.72 Index | 160.91 Index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 83.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0019 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4412 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 23.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Austria?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Austria was 153.72 Index in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 160.91 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.28 Index in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation