Luxembourg vs Portugal: Proportion of municipal waste recycled
Luxembourg
30.8%
in 2022
Portugal
28.6%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Portugal rank
26th
Proportion of municipal waste recycled over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 30.8% against 28.6% in Portugal, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 26th of 81 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 7.5% | 21.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 13.2% | 15.5% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 17.8% | 12.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of municipal waste recycled, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 30.8% against 28.6% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of municipal waste recycled between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 2.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 26th of 81 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.