Netherlands vs Portugal: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Netherlands
-2.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
-2.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands rank
197th
Portugal rank
196th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -2.08 million tonnes against -2.23 million tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 148,470 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 67 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 197th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 252,002 tonnes | 76,130 tonnes | 175,872 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 340,019 tonnes | 86,470 tonnes | 253,549 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 266,739 tonnes | 57,158 tonnes | 209,581 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 663,917 tonnes | 105,157 tonnes | 558,760 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 206,280 tonnes | -103,692 tonnes | 309,972 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.93 million tonnes | 180,966 tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1930s | -56,559 tonnes | 78,326 tonnes | 134,885 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 979,750 tonnes | 76,852 tonnes | 902,897 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1.66 million tonnes | 246,016 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 4.87 million tonnes | 661,311 tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7.12 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -2.53 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 938,880 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | -61,958 tonnes | -973,120 tonnes | 911,162 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -1.77 million tonnes | -956,395 tonnes | 814,236 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | -7.59 million tonnes | -2.41 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at -2.08 million tonnes against -2.23 million tonnes in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 148,470 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 197th 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.