Portugal vs Spain: Waste — Emissions per capita
Portugal
0.43 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Spain
0.43 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Portugal rank
47th
Spain rank
47th
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.43 t CO2eq/cap against 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in Spain, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 47th and Spain ranks 47th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.608 t CO2eq/cap | 0.379 t CO2eq/cap | 0.229 t CO2eq/cap | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.549 t CO2eq/cap | 0.453 t CO2eq/cap | 0.096 t CO2eq/cap | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.377 t CO2eq/cap | 0.446 t CO2eq/cap | 0.069 t CO2eq/cap | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.4125 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4325 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.43 t CO2eq/cap against 0.43 t CO2eq/cap in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 0 t CO2eq/cap, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Portugal ranks 47th and Spain ranks 47th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.