Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Luxembourg, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Luxembourg peaked at 165.59 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2010 and was at its lowest, 103.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2014.
Luxembourg ranks 6th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 155.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 143.78 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 152.78 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 165.59 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 129.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 103.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 136.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 119.37 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 119.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.53 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 143.78 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 155.04 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 130.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 103.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 165.59 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 119.27 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 119.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 5 Austria 127.68 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
- 9 Greece 83.38 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 Luxembourg?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Luxembourg was 118.84 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 165.59 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2010.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Luxembourg ranks 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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