Portugal vs Spain: Waste — Emissions Share
Portugal
9.09 %
in 2023
Spain
9.49 %
in 2023
Portugal rank
38th
Spain rank
35th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.49 % against 9.09 % in Portugal, a difference of 0.4 %.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 38th and Spain ranks 35th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.79 % | 5.36 % | 0.431 % | Portugal |
| 2000s | 6.82 % | 6.9 % | 0.077 % | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.4 % | 7.98 % | 0.579 % | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.48 % | 8.66 % | 0.1825 % | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 9.49 % against 9.09 % in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.4 %, with Spain 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 share?
- Portugal ranks 38th and Spain ranks 35th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.