EU Emission Tracker

Waste

In Portugal, the sector Waste was responsible for 5.5 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 9.9% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (4.43 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have increased by 24.1%. Under existing measures, emissions from this sector are projected to reach 2.7 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Mt CO₂eq 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 PROJECTION (With Existing Measures)

Sub-sectors

74%

Solid waste disposal

4.05 Mt CO₂eq

 23%

Wastewater treatment and discharge

1.29 Mt CO₂eq

 2%

Incineration and open burning of waste

0.08 Mt CO₂eq

 1%

Biological treatment of solid waste

0.07 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Other

NaN Mt CO₂eq