Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Portugal?

Brazil, at 302 kt against 205 kt in Portugal as of 2023.

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

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 (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Brazil

302 kt

in 2023

Portugal

205 kt

in 2023

Brazil rank

11th

Portugal rank

14th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 302 kt against 205 kt in Portugal, a difference of 97 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.

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

Brazil ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	97.45 kt	160.2 kt	62.75 kt	Portugal
1980s	140.9 kt	185.5 kt	44.6 kt	Portugal
1990s	188.3 kt	191.7 kt	3.4 kt	Portugal
2000s	242 kt	184.1 kt	57.9 kt	Brazil
2010s	276.8 kt	183 kt	93.8 kt	Brazil
2020s	298 kt	201 kt	97 kt	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Brazil or Portugal?: Brazil, at 302 kt against 205 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Brazil and Portugal?: 97 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions?: Brazil ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 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