Compare places

Choose one measure and up to 12 places. Every place then uses the same published series, unit and source, although national definitions can still differ where the source says so. 2024 is the most recent period with a value for every selected place.

Comparison period
Download CSV

Values for 2024

Trend

View
Places
3 selected
Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

Kilograms per person per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Municipal waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 492 kg per person 456 kg per persone (estimated) 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2023 482 kg per person 464 kg per personp (provisional) 510 kg per person
2022 495 kg per person 485 kg per person 514 kg per person
2021 510 kg per person 482 kg per person 534 kg per person
2020 509 kg per person 463 kg per person 521 kg per person
2019 510 kg per person 472 kg per person 505 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2018 504 kg per person 475 kg per person 501 kg per person
2017 484 kg per person 473 kg per person 500 kg per person
2016 472 kg per person 464 kg per person 494 kg per person
2015 459 kg per personb (break in time series) 456 kg per person 481 kg per person
2014 452 kg per person 448 kg per person 479 kg per person
2013 439 kg per person 455 kg per person 479 kg per person
2012 453 kg per person 468 kg per person 487 kg per person
2011 490 kg per person 485 kg per person 499 kg per person
2010 516 kg per person 510 kg per person 503 kg per person
2009 520 kg per person 542 kg per person 509 kg per person
2008 518 kg per person 551 kg per person 517 kg per person
2007 471 kg per personb (break in time series) 578 kg per person 517 kg per person
2006 465 kg per person 590 kg per person 513 kg per person
2005 452 kg per person 588 kg per person 506 kg per person
2004 445 kg per person 600 kg per person 500 kg per person
2003 449 kg per person 646 kg per person 502 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2002 441 kg per personb (break in time series) 637 kg per person 515 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2001 454 kg per person 652 kg per person 509 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2000 457 kg per person 653 kg per person 513 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)

Flags: p provisional; e estimated; i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasmun · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A wst_oper=GEN unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
1995 to 2024
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat