Netherlands vs Portugal: Absolute change co2

Netherlands
-2.23 million
in 2024
Portugal
-2.08 million
in 2024
Netherlands rank
197th
Portugal rank
196th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M184719352024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -2.08 million against -2.23 million in Netherlands, a difference of 148,470.

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 76,130 175,872 Netherlands
1880s 340,019 86,470 253,549 Netherlands
1890s 266,739 57,158 209,581 Netherlands
1900s 663,917 105,157 558,760 Netherlands
1910s 206,280 -103,692 309,972 Netherlands
1920s 1.93 million 180,966 1.75 million Netherlands
1930s -56,559 78,326 134,885 Portugal
1940s 979,750 76,852 902,897 Netherlands
1950s 1.66 million 246,016 1.42 million Netherlands
1960s 4.87 million 661,311 4.21 million Netherlands
1970s 7.12 million 1.03 million 6.09 million Netherlands
1980s -2.53 million 1.60 million 4.13 million Portugal
1990s 938,880 2.61 million 1.67 million Portugal
2000s -61,958 -973,120 911,162 Netherlands
2010s -1.77 million -956,395 814,236 Portugal
2020s -7.59 million -2.41 million 5.18 million Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Netherlands or Portugal?
Portugal, at -2.08 million against -2.23 million in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Netherlands and Portugal?
148,470, 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 absolute change co2?
Netherlands ranks 197th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed