Municipal waste recycled in Portugal
Portugal: Municipal waste recycled was 1.61 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, municipal waste recycled in Portugal stood at 1.61 million tonnes.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Portugal peaked at 1.62 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 347,000 tonnes, in 2002.
That places Portugal 28th out of 86 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 691,000 tonnes | 347,000 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.296 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9579 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0464 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0253 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Portugal?
- Municipal waste recycled in Portugal was 1.61 million tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,000 tonnes in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 86 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)