Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Austria

Austria: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,668 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,668 kt
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
95th
of 218 countries
All-time high
5,393 kt
in 1981
All-time low
2,113 kt
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Austria, 1961–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Austria recorded 2,668 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Austria peaked at 5,393 kt in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2,113 kt, in 2015.

That places Austria 95th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,214 kt 3,235 kt 5,265 kt 9
1970s 5,311 kt 4,907 kt 5,391 kt 10
1980s 5,344 kt 5,285 kt 5,393 kt 10
1990s 4,645 kt 3,875 kt 5,293 kt 10
2000s 3,434 kt 2,813 kt 4,393 kt 10
2010s 2,456 kt 2,113 kt 2,749 kt 10
2020s 2,585 kt 2,483 kt 2,668 kt 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 92 Azerbaijan 3,147 kt compare
  2. 93 Libya 2,922 kt compare
  3. 94 Côte d'Ivoire 2,846 kt compare
  4. 96 Somalia 2,651 kt compare
  5. 97 Burkina Faso 2,617 kt compare
  6. 98 Finland 2,573 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Austria?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Austria was 2,668 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 5,393 kt in 1981.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 2,113 kt in 2015.
How does Austria rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Austria ranks 95th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf