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 Disposal of biodegradable municipal waste on landfill (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Disposal of biodegradable municipal waste on landfill (%); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Urban waste statistics
First available period 2013
Last available period 2020
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
Concepts
  • 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).
  • MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:  Set of equipment and associated operations implemented in order to ensure appropriate final destination for waste produced by the population of one or more settlements.
Formule [(0,55 * MW directly disposed off on landfill) + (0,59 * Refuses from MT landfilled)] / (0,55 * MW Total)
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 14/04/2022


information presented in 27/2/2026