Norway vs Portugal: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Norway
-1.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
-2.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
194th
Portugal rank
196th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1.69 million tonnes against -2.08 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 397,190 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 83 times across 154 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 194th and Portugal ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 56,996 tonnes | 76,130 tonnes | 19,134 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1880s | 107,722 tonnes | 86,470 tonnes | 21,251 tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 182,834 tonnes | 57,158 tonnes | 125,675 tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 171,475 tonnes | 105,157 tonnes | 66,318 tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | -47,265 tonnes | -103,692 tonnes | 56,426 tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 422,979 tonnes | 180,966 tonnes | 242,014 tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 299,404 tonnes | 78,326 tonnes | 221,077 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | -210,763 tonnes | 76,852 tonnes | 287,615 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 140,114 tonnes | 246,016 tonnes | 105,902 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.04 million tonnes | 661,311 tonnes | 377,250 tonnes | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 216,861 tonnes | Norway |
| 1980s | -47,732 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 846,115 tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 48,900 tonnes | -973,120 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | -23,200 tonnes | -956,395 tonnes | 933,195 tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | -1.14 million tonnes | -2.41 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at -1.69 million tonnes against -2.08 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Norway and Portugal?
- 397,190 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 154 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 194th 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.