Which has higher waste — emissions, Greece or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.952 kt against 0.855 kt in Greece as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Greece

0.855 kt

in 2023

Portugal

0.952 kt

in 2023

Greece rank

87th

Portugal rank

84th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.952 kt against 0.855 kt in Greece, a difference of 0.097 kt.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 84th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4734 kt	0.4957 kt	0.0222 kt	Portugal
1970s	0.5948 kt	0.5831 kt	0.0117 kt	Greece
1980s	0.6758 kt	0.6642 kt	0.0116 kt	Greece
1990s	0.7625 kt	0.8206 kt	0.0581 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.8279 kt	0.8971 kt	0.0692 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.8218 kt	0.9025 kt	0.0807 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.8397 kt	0.9405 kt	0.1008 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.952 kt against 0.855 kt in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Greece and Portugal?: 0.097 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions?: Greece ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 84th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
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: 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