Australia vs Portugal: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 117.97 Index against 102.12 Index in Australia, a difference of 15.85 Index.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.76 Index | 42.09 Index | 33.67 Index | Australia |
| 1990s | 90.91 Index | 69.51 Index | 21.4 Index | Australia |
| 2000s | 98.75 Index | 109.68 Index | 10.93 Index | Portugal |
| 2010s | 101.79 Index | 106 Index | 4.21 Index | Portugal |
| 2020s | 101.83 Index | 112.92 Index | 11.09 Index | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 117.97 Index against 102.12 Index in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Australia and Portugal?
- 15.85 Index, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Australia ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation