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
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Austria, 2004–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 2 Finland 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 7 France 94.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 8 Belgium 86.97 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 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 - 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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About this data
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