Belgium vs Portugal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belgium
3.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
4.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
77th
Portugal rank
76th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.12 million tonnes against 3.84 million tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 279,420 tonnes.
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 | 4.63 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.55 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | 948,011 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1870s | 6.36 million tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1880s | 7.07 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1890s | 7.41 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1900s | 6.33 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | 948,175 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3.76 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 613,304 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.51 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 514,719 tonnes | 8.33 million tonnes | 7.81 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | -1.35 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 8.42 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | -2.71 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | -2.64 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | -2.29 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | -3.71 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 5.60 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.49 million tonnes | -3.27 million tonnes | 6.76 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.91 million tonnes | -6.93 million tonnes | 9.84 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.02 million tonnes | -1.53 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.48 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 718,714 tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.12 million tonnes against 3.84 million tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belgium and Portugal?
- 279,420 tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.