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WASTE: &nbsp; Any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard, according Waste Framewok Directive
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).

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Waste generation per capita (kg/ inhab.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Waste generation per capita (kg/ inhab.); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, National Environment Agency
First available period	2009
Last available period	2023
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic location (Portugal)
Concepts	WASTE: Any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard, according Waste Framewok Directive REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Formule	Waste generated/ população
Measure unit (symbol)	Kilogramme/ Inhabitant (kg/ inhab.)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	10/09/2025