Malta vs Portugal: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE)
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13.48 Kilogrammes per person against 6.75 Kilogrammes per person in Malta, a difference of 6.73 Kilogrammes per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Malta's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 24 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.13 Kilogrammes per person | 9.27 Kilogrammes per person | 1.14 Kilogrammes per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.79 Kilogrammes per person | 10.82 Kilogrammes per person | 4.04 Kilogrammes per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee), Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13.48 Kilogrammes per person against 6.75 Kilogrammes per person in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) between Malta and Portugal?
- 6.73 Kilogrammes per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee)?
- Malta ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Products put on the market. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation