Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste was 161.66 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Luxembourg, 1975–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2024, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Luxembourg stood at 161.66 Index.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Luxembourg peaked at 177.94 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.72 Index, in 1975.
That places Luxembourg 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 41.72 Index | — |
| 1980 | 44.87 Index | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 45.92 Index | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 59.59 Index | +29.8% |
| 1990 | 78.38 Index | +31.5% |
| 1991 | 76 Index | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 68.54 Index | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 70.45 Index | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 68.74 Index | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 84.15 Index | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 84.94 Index | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.76 Index | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 93.1 Index | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 97.42 Index | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 99.98 Index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 102.11 Index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 107.42 Index | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 108.98 Index | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 109.64 Index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 113.11 Index | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 116.86 Index | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 119.43 Index | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 118.54 Index | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 120.68 Index | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 121.06 Index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 121.32 Index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 117.34 Index | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 122.05 Index | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 121.28 Index | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 166.2 Index | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 166.81 Index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 171.18 Index | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 172.02 Index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 174.5 Index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 177.94 Index | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 165 Index | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 167.68 Index | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 161.66 Index | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.72 Index | 41.72 Index | 41.72 Index | 1 |
| 1980s | 50.13 Index | 44.87 Index | 59.59 Index | 3 |
| 1990s | 81.05 Index | 68.54 Index | 97.42 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.61 Index | 99.98 Index | 119.43 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.99 Index | 117.34 Index | 172.02 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.36 Index | 161.66 Index | 177.94 Index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Luxembourg?
- Waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste in Luxembourg was 161.66 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 177.94 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.72 Index in 1975.
- How does Luxembourg rank for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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