Norway vs Portugal: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Norway
36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Portugal
46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Norway rank
19th
Portugal rank
18th

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time

  • Norway
  • Portugal
20406080100200420132022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Norway, a difference of 10.47 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th of 20 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 29.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 72.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 43.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Portugal
2010s 32.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 38.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 6.06 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Portugal
2020s 37.54 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 45.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 8.21 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Norway or Portugal?
Portugal, at 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 36.19 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Norway and Portugal?
10.47 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Norway ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

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