Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Austria

Austria: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
5th
of 20 countries
All-time high
132.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2020
All-time low
95.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2012
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Austria, 2004–2022

0501001502004201320222004: 119.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2006: 115.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2008: 113.6 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2010: 96.3 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2012: 95.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2014: 110.4 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2016: 117 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2018: 119.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2020: 132 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars2022: 127.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Austria is 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Austria peaked at 132.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2012.

Austria ranks 5th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 116.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 113.58 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 119.29 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 3
2010s 107.75 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 95.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 119.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 5
2020s 129.86 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 132.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 2

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 2 Finland 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  2. 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  3. 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  4. 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  5. 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
  6. 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Austria?
Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Austria was 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 132.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2020.
What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 95.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2012.
How does Austria rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Austria ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation