Iceland vs Portugal: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Portugal, a difference of 5.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Portugal ahead.
Iceland ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th of 20 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.65 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 62.47 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 23.82 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Portugal |
| 2010s | 44.6 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 38.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Iceland |
| 2020s | 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 44.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 7.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Iceland or Portugal?
- Iceland, at 51.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Iceland and Portugal?
- 5.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Iceland ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — 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 data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation