Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Portugal
Portugal: Municipal waste treated by type of treatment was 935,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 935,000 for municipal waste treated by type of treatment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Portugal peaked at 935,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 135,000, in 2002.
Portugal ranks 16th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 339,000 | — |
| 2001 | 370,000 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 135,000 | -63.5% |
| 2003 | 286,000 | +111.9% |
| 2004 | 308,000 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 313,000 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 302,000 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 321,000 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 382,000 | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 424,000 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 399,000 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 447,000 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 694,000 | +55.3% |
| 2013 | 593,000 | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 665,000 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 745,000 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 814,000 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 854,000 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 881,000 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 883,000 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 740,000 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 893,000 | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 911,000 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 935,000 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 318,000 | 135,000 | 424,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 697,500 | 399,000 | 883,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,750 | 740,000 | 935,000 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Portugal?
- Municipal waste treated by type of treatment in Portugal was 935,000 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 935,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest municipal waste treated by type of treatment recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,000 in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for municipal waste treated by type of treatment?
- Portugal ranks 16th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste treated by type of treatment rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. 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 treated by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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