Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Portugal

Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0004 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0007 kt per person
in 1999
All-time low
0.0003 kt per person
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023

0000.0010.001196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.0004 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0007 kt per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2015.

Portugal ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Portugal, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0004 kt per person
1962 0.0004 kt per person +2.5%
1963 0.0004 kt per person +2.0%
1964 0.0004 kt per person +2.3%
1965 0.0004 kt per person +2.8%
1966 0.0005 kt per person +3.1%
1967 0.0005 kt per person +2.2%
1968 0.0005 kt per person +1.9%
1969 0.0005 kt per person +3.1%
1970 0.0005 kt per person +7.6%
1971 0.0005 kt per person +1.1%
1972 0.0005 kt per person +1.5%
1973 0.0005 kt per person +0.6%
1974 0.0005 kt per person -0.0%
1975 0.0005 kt per person -3.1%
1976 0.0005 kt per person -1.6%
1977 0.0005 kt per person +0.2%
1978 0.0005 kt per person -0.0%
1979 0.0005 kt per person +0.6%
1980 0.0005 kt per person -0.4%
1981 0.0005 kt per person -0.2%
1982 0.0005 kt per person +2.2%
1983 0.0005 kt per person -1.4%
1984 0.0005 kt per person +0.2%
1985 0.0005 kt per person -1.6%
1986 0.0005 kt per person +1.2%
1987 0.0005 kt per person -0.8%
1988 0.0005 kt per person -0.4%
1989 0.0005 kt per person +0.2%
1990 0.0005 kt per person +0.4%
1991 0.0005 kt per person +3.6%
1992 0.0005 kt per person +2.8%
1993 0.0006 kt per person +2.5%
1994 0.0006 kt per person +11.7%
1995 0.0006 kt per person -4.4%
1996 0.0006 kt per person +8.0%
1997 0.0007 kt per person +2.6%
1998 0.0007 kt per person +4.6%
1999 0.0007 kt per person +1.1%
2000 0.0006 kt per person -9.6%
2001 0.0006 kt per person -3.3%
2002 0.0006 kt per person +0.6%
2003 0.0006 kt per person -3.1%
2004 0.0006 kt per person -6.6%
2005 0.0005 kt per person -8.7%
2006 0.0005 kt per person +6.1%
2007 0.0005 kt per person -3.6%
2008 0.0005 kt per person -11.0%
2009 0.0004 kt per person -4.5%
2010 0.0005 kt per person +1.7%
2011 0.0004 kt per person -2.9%
2012 0.0004 kt per person -11.8%
2013 0.0004 kt per person -8.5%
2014 0.0003 kt per person -2.5%
2015 0.0003 kt per person -5.1%
2016 0.0003 kt per person +3.7%
2017 0.0004 kt per person +8.4%
2018 0.0004 kt per person +4.1%
2019 0.0004 kt per person +0.8%
2020 0.0004 kt per person +2.2%
2021 0.0004 kt per person +3.5%
2022 0.0004 kt per person +2.1%
2023 0.0004 kt per person +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 45 Djibouti 0.0004 kt per person compare
  2. 46 Spain 0.0004 kt per person compare
  3. 47 Barbados 0.0004 kt per person compare
  4. 49 Mauritius 0.0004 kt per person compare
  5. 50 Cuba 0.0004 kt per person compare
  6. 51 North Macedonia 0.0004 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Portugal?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Portugal was 0.0004 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per person in 1999.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2015.
How does Portugal rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Portugal ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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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.