Portugal vs Spain: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Portugal
4.55 tonnes per person
in 2023
Spain
5.44 tonnes per person
in 2023
Portugal rank
58th
Spain rank
55th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.44 tonnes per person against 4.55 tonnes per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.89 tonnes per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 58th and Spain ranks 55th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.38 tonnes per person | 7.22 tonnes per person | 0.8432 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 10.26 tonnes per person | 8.72 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.69 tonnes per person | 6.32 tonnes per person | 0.6216 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.75 tonnes per person | 5.58 tonnes per person | 0.8311 tonnes per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.44 tonnes per person against 4.55 tonnes per person in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.89 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Portugal ranks 58th and Spain ranks 55th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.