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

Total waste generated per person (kilograms per person per year), 2004 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 1,891 kg per person 2,457 kg per person 4,872 kg per personi (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies)
2022 1,831 kg per person 2,304 kg per person 4,955 kg per person
2020 1,610 kg per person 2,228 kg per person 4,804 kg per person
2018 1,538 kg per personb (break in time series) 2,946 kg per person 5,242 kg per person
2016 1,423 kg per person 2,776 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2014 1,379 kg per person 2,379 kg per person 5,070 kg per person
2012 1,269 kg per person 2,535 kg per person 5,079 kg per person
2010 1,290 kg per person 2,953 kg per person 5,011 kg per person
2008 1,599 kg per person 3,248 kg per person 4,881 kg per person
2006 3,322 kg per persone (estimated) 3,625 kg per person 5,214 kg per person
2004 2,796 kg per persone (estimated) 3,743 kg per person 5,186 kg per person

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

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Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_wasgen · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A waste=TOTAL nace_r2=TOTAL_HH hazard=HAZ_NHAZ unit=KG_HAB
Observation period
2004 to 2024
Provider update
28 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat