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Total waste generated per person in Luxembourg

Luxembourg generated 12,165 kg of waste per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Total waste generated per person Unit: Kilograms per person per year Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Luxembourg, 2024 12,165 Kilograms per person per year
Change from 2022 −19.8% 2022: 15,169 kg per person
European Union, 2024 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 4,166 kg per person Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 6th of 35 See the full ranking

Total waste generated per person in Luxembourg over time

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Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2004 to 2024
Period LuxembourgEuropean Union
2024 12,165 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 15,169 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 14,618 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 14,828 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 17,217 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 12,713 kg per person 5,070 kg per person
2012 15,816 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 20,597 kg per person 5,011 kg per person
2008 19,630 kg per person 4,881 kg per person
2006 17,728 kg per person 5,214 kg per person
2004 18,153 kg per person 5,186 kg per person

Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • The previous available figure was 15,169 kg per person in 2022, a change of −19.8%.
  • Since 2004, when it was 18,153 kg per person, the figure has changed by −33.0%.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Luxembourg has the 6th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4,872 kg per person.

More for Luxembourg

All statistics for Luxembourg
Municipal waste generated per person 730 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 56.5% 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 97.6% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 4.0% 2022 · World Bank

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasgen · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A waste=TOTAL nace_r2=TOTAL_HH hazard=HAZ_NHAZ unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
2004 to 2024 for Luxembourg
Provider update
28 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat