Israel vs Portugal: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Israel
-2.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
-2.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Israel rank
198th
Portugal rank
196th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -2.08 million tonnes against -2.74 million tonnes in Israel, a difference of 661,670 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 49 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 198th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,615 tonnes | 47,543 tonnes | 45,928 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 6,542 tonnes | 76,852 tonnes | 70,310 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 548,284 tonnes | 246,016 tonnes | 302,269 tonnes | Israel |
| 1960s | 919,816 tonnes | 661,311 tonnes | 258,506 tonnes | Israel |
| 1970s | 606,344 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 419,937 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 543,674 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.34 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 269,419 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 910,491 tonnes | -973,120 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2010s | -491,080 tonnes | -956,395 tonnes | 465,315 tonnes | Israel |
| 2020s | -1.26 million tonnes | -2.41 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Israel or Portugal?
- Portugal, at -2.08 million tonnes against -2.74 million tonnes in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Israel and Portugal?
- 661,670 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Israel ranks 198th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.