Municipal waste collected in Portugal
Portugal: Municipal waste collected was 5.63 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Portugal, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Portugal is 5.63 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Portugal peaked at 5.67 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.59 million tonnes, in 2015.
That places Portugal 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 5.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 5.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation 0.44 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 681,792 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Portugal?
- Municipal waste collected in Portugal was 5.63 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 million tonnes in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for municipal waste collected?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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