Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Austria
Austria: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation was 782 Kilogrammes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Austria, 2004–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per person.
Analysis
Austria recorded 782 Kilogrammes per person for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Austria peaked at 835 Kilogrammes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 560 Kilogrammes per person, in 2015.
Austria ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation in Austria, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 614 Kilogrammes per person | — |
| 2005 | 575 Kilogrammes per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 597 Kilogrammes per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 597 Kilogrammes per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 600 Kilogrammes per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 590 Kilogrammes per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 562 Kilogrammes per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 573 Kilogrammes per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 579 Kilogrammes per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 578 Kilogrammes per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 565 Kilogrammes per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 560 Kilogrammes per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 564 Kilogrammes per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 570 Kilogrammes per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 579 Kilogrammes per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 588 Kilogrammes per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 834 Kilogrammes per person | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 835 Kilogrammes per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 803 Kilogrammes per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 782 Kilogrammes per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 595.5 Kilogrammes per person | 575 Kilogrammes per person | 614 Kilogrammes per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 571.8 Kilogrammes per person | 560 Kilogrammes per person | 588 Kilogrammes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 813.5 Kilogrammes per person | 782 Kilogrammes per person | 835 Kilogrammes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Russian Federation 2,065 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 3 Switzerland 692 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 4 Canada 684 Kilogrammes per person compare
- 5 Luxembourg 653 Kilogrammes per person compare
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 treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Austria?
- Waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation in Austria was 782 Kilogrammes per person in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 835 Kilogrammes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 560 Kilogrammes per person in 2015.
- How does Austria rank for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Austria ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org