Portugal vs Spain: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Portugal
0.1377 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Spain
0.1441 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Portugal rank
123rd
Spain rank
120th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ in Portugal, a difference of 0.0064 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 123rd and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0902 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0912 kilograms per international-$ | 0.001 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1337 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0127 kilograms per international-$ | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1892 kilograms per international-$ | 0.19 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0008 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.2452 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2484 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0032 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2654 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0242 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2087 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2262 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0175 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.2189 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0175 kilograms per international-$ | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.1681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2964 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1283 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.1927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1341 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1129 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.2031 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1902 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3504 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1298 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2712 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0261 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2553 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0018 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0149 kilograms per international-$ | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1473 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0015 kilograms per international-$ | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0064 kilograms per international-$, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 123rd and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).