Colombia vs Portugal: Municipal waste recycled
Colombia
1.90 million tonnes
in 2016
Portugal
1.63 million tonnes
in 2023
Colombia rank
25th
Portugal rank
27th
Municipal waste recycled over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.90 million tonnes against 1.63 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 271,750 tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 90 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste recycled, Colombia or Portugal?
- Colombia, at 1.90 million tonnes against 1.63 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2016.
- What is the difference in municipal waste recycled between Colombia and Portugal?
- 271,750 tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for municipal waste recycled?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 27th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes).