Italy vs Portugal: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation

Italy
496 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Portugal
505 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
Portugal rank
14th

Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
0200400600199520092023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 505 Kilogrammes per person against 496 Kilogrammes per person in Italy, a difference of 9 Kilogrammes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 14th of 34 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 469.8 Kilogrammes per person 393.4 Kilogrammes per person 76.4 Kilogrammes per person Italy
2000s 535.2 Kilogrammes per person 467.2 Kilogrammes per person 68 Kilogrammes per person Italy
2010s 503.8 Kilogrammes per person 477.9 Kilogrammes per person 25.9 Kilogrammes per person Italy
2020s 493.75 Kilogrammes per person 507.75 Kilogrammes per person 14 Kilogrammes per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 505 Kilogrammes per person against 496 Kilogrammes per person in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Italy and Portugal?
9 Kilogrammes per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
Italy ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation
Unit
Kilogrammes per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 734 data points, 1995–2023
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This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org