Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 28.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal stood at 28.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 124.1% on the previous year and up 148.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal peaked at 28.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 24th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +124.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 12.1% | 28.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 21 Luxembourg 30.8% compare
- 22 Czechia 30.1% compare
- 23 Ireland 29.9% compare
- 25 Switzerland 28.5% compare
- 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 28.1% compare
- 27 Poland 26.7% compare
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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.013 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Portugal was 28.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.1%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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