Recycling rate of municipal waste in Austria

Austria recycled 60.7% of its municipal waste in 2024.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Austria, 2024 60.7% % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2023 −2.1percentage points 2023: 62.8%
European Union, 2024 49.4%i (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 45.8% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 3rd of 32 See the full ranking

Recycling rate of municipal waste in Austria over time

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% of municipal waste generated. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Recycling rate of municipal waste (% of municipal waste generated), 2000 to 2024
Period AustriaEuropean Union
2024 60.7% 49.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 62.8% 47.9%
2022 62.6% 49.1%
2021 62.5% 49.7%
2020 62.3%b (break in time series) 48.5%
2019 58.2% 47.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 57.7% 46.4%
2017 57.8% 46.3%
2016 57.6% 45.9%
2015 56.9% 44.9%
2014 56.3% 43.4%
2013 57.7% 41.5%
2012 57.7% 40.9%
2011 56.7% 38.9%
2010 59.4% 38.0%
2009 61.9% 37.3%
2008 63.2% 36.6%
2007 60.2% 35.2%
2006 59.2% 33.2%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2005 58.3%e (estimated) 32.5%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2004 57.4% 31.8%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2003 64.2%e (estimated) 31.1%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 62.5%e (estimated) 30.4%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 64.3%e (estimated) 28.7%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 63.4% 27.3%i (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 62.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 56.3%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_11_60 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Austria
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat