Municipal waste generated in Portugal
Portugal: Municipal waste generated was 5.34 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Portugal, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 5.34 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Portugal peaked at 5.50 million tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.59 million tonnes, in 2002.
That places Portugal 34th out of 75 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 | 4.99 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | 5.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.31 million tonnes | 5.28 million tonnes | 5.34 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 generated in Portugal?
- Municipal waste generated in Portugal was 5.34 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.50 million tonnes in 2009.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 million tonnes in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for municipal waste generated?
- Portugal ranks 34th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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