Portugal vs Spain: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Portugal
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Spain
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Portugal rank
48th
Spain rank
46th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
000.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Portugal, a difference of 0 kt per person.

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

Portugal ranks 48th and Spain ranks 46th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Portugal
1970s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Portugal
1980s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Portugal
1990s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Portugal
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Portugal
2010s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Spain
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Portugal and Spain?
0 kt per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Portugal ranks 48th and Spain ranks 46th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.