Recycling rate of municipal waste in Austria
Austria recycled 60.7% of its municipal waste in 2024.
Austria, 2024
60.7%
Change from 2023
−2.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
49.4%i (Source flag i)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
45.8%
Position in 2024
3rd of 32
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.
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%.
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Municipal waste generated per person
775 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
7,186 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Safely managed drinking water
98.9%
2024 · World Bank
Basic sanitation access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Level of water stress
8.7%
2022 · World Bank