Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Portugal
Portugal: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Portugal, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Portugal is 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Portugal peaked at 94.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2010.
That places Portugal 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 80.77 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 94.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 44.16 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -53.0% |
| 2010 | 36.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 37.54 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 40.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 40.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 40.55 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.99 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 44.16 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 94.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 36.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 40.55 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.74 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 44.83 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Portugal?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Portugal was 46.66 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.02 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.15 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 2025 Database documentation