Portugal vs United States of America: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Portugal
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 120.09 Index against 117.97 Index in Portugal, a difference of 2.12 Index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.
Portugal ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 20th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.09 Index | 62.29 Index | 20.2 Index | United States of America |
| 1990s | 79.21 Index | 90.41 Index | 11.19 Index | United States of America |
| 2000s | 104.04 Index | 102.49 Index | 1.55 Index | Portugal |
| 2010s | 105.31 Index | 107.71 Index | 2.4 Index | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Portugal or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 120.09 Index against 117.97 Index in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Portugal and United States of America?
- 2.12 Index, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Portugal ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 20th 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