Portugal vs Slovakia: Municipal waste recycling rate
Portugal
16.23 Percentage
in 2014
Slovakia
7.67 Percentage
in 2015
Portugal rank
27th
Slovakia rank
29th
Municipal waste recycling rate over time
- Portugal
- Slovakia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.23 Percentage against 7.67 Percentage in Slovakia, a difference of 8.56 Percentage.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Slovakia ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 31 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 Percentage | 1.82 Percentage | 0.2083 Percentage | Portugal |
| 2000s | 7.86 Percentage | 2.63 Percentage | 5.23 Percentage | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.7 Percentage | 6.45 Percentage | 6.25 Percentage | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal waste recycling rate, Portugal or Slovakia?
- Portugal, at 16.23 Percentage against 7.67 Percentage in Slovakia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in municipal waste recycling rate between Portugal and Slovakia?
- 8.56 Percentage, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
- How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for municipal waste recycling rate?
- Portugal ranks 27th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Municipal waste recycling rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Municipal (including household) waste recycling rates, measured as the percentage of total waste generated that is recycled.