Belgium vs Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belgium
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
77th
Portugal rank
76th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 77th and Portugal ranks 76th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1940s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1950s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1960s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belgium ranks 77th and Portugal ranks 76th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.