Portugal vs Spain: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 505 Kilogrammes per person against 482 Kilogrammes per person in Spain, a difference of 23 Kilogrammes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 17th of 34 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 413 Kilogrammes per person | 521 Kilogrammes per person | 108 Kilogrammes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 461 Kilogrammes per person | 542.43 Kilogrammes per person | 81.43 Kilogrammes per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 477.9 Kilogrammes per person | 470.9 Kilogrammes per person | 7 Kilogrammes per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 508.67 Kilogrammes per person | 475.67 Kilogrammes per person | 33 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 505 Kilogrammes per person against 482 Kilogrammes per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Portugal and Spain?
- 23 Kilogrammes per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
- Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 17th 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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About this data
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