Ecuador vs Portugal: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement

Ecuador
2.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
2.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
55th
Portugal rank
58th

Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Ecuador
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.19 million tonnes against 2.08 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 113,370 tonnes.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Portugal ahead.

Ecuador ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 58th of 211 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Portugal Difference Ahead
1920s 0 tonnes 39,977 tonnes 39,977 tonnes Portugal
1930s 1,456 tonnes 95,221 tonnes 93,765 tonnes Portugal
1940s 15,264 tonnes 163,904 tonnes 148,641 tonnes Portugal
1950s 58,512 tonnes 411,401 tonnes 352,889 tonnes Portugal
1960s 155,934 tonnes 791,909 tonnes 635,975 tonnes Portugal
1970s 295,562 tonnes 1.72 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes Portugal
1980s 859,315 tonnes 2.60 million tonnes 1.74 million tonnes Portugal
1990s 1.14 million tonnes 3.38 million tonnes 2.25 million tonnes Portugal
2000s 1.70 million tonnes 3.85 million tonnes 2.14 million tonnes Portugal
2010s 2.38 million tonnes 2.69 million tonnes 310,563 tonnes Portugal
2020s 2.14 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes 17,444 tonnes Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Ecuador or Portugal?
Ecuador, at 2.19 million tonnes against 2.08 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Ecuador and Portugal?
113,370 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
Ecuador ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 58th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.