Portugal vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
South Africa
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
76th
South Africa rank
78th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 78th of 197 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Africa |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Portugal or South Africa?
- Portugal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Portugal ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 78th 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.