Which has higher waste — emissions, Portugal or Yemen?

Yemen, at 147 kt against 142 kt in Portugal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Yemen?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Yemen: Waste — Emissions (CH4)

Portugal

142 kt

in 2023

Yemen

147 kt

in 2023

Portugal rank

79th

Yemen rank

78th

Waste — Emissions (CH4) over time

Portugal
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 147 kt against 142 kt in Portugal, a difference of 5 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 78th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	135.33 kt	16.52 kt	118.81 kt	Portugal
1970s	158 kt	21.24 kt	136.76 kt	Portugal
1980s	170.6 kt	32.97 kt	137.63 kt	Portugal
1990s	203.9 kt	57.28 kt	146.62 kt	Portugal
2000s	190.4 kt	91.86 kt	98.54 kt	Portugal
2010s	125.2 kt	131.6 kt	6.4 kt	Yemen
2020s	136.25 kt	144.5 kt	8.25 kt	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Portugal or Yemen?: Yemen, at 147 kt against 142 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Portugal and Yemen?: 5 kt, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Yemen?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Yemen rank globally for waste — emissions?: Portugal ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 78th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf