Municipal waste recycled in Portugal
Portugal: Municipal waste recycled was 1.63 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste recycled in Portugal is 1.63 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Portugal peaked at 1.63 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 347,000, in 2002.
Portugal ranks 29th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste recycled in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 496,000 | — |
| 2001 | 560,000 | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 347,000 | -38.0% |
| 2003 | 513,000 | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 628,000 | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 719,000 | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 777,000 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 849,000 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 949,000 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.46 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.62 million | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.61 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million | +1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.63 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 948,000, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.63 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 million, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 691,000 | 347,000 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.02 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.41 million | 1.63 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Portugal?
- Municipal waste recycled in Portugal was 1.63 million in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,000 in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 recycled (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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