Azerbaijan vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Azerbaijan
2.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
2.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
60th
Portugal rank
58th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.77 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan, a difference of 130.47 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 690,660 tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1880s | 2.48 million tonnes | 12.10 million tonnes | 9.61 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 6.40 million tonnes | 27.36 million tonnes | 20.96 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 15.12 million tonnes | 50.13 million tonnes | 35.01 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1910s | 27.86 million tonnes | 80.68 million tonnes | 52.82 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1920s | 36.38 million tonnes | 106.74 million tonnes | 70.36 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 59.61 million tonnes | 144.75 million tonnes | 85.14 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 108.52 million tonnes | 184.56 million tonnes | 76.04 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 199.80 million tonnes | 237.89 million tonnes | 38.09 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 392.15 million tonnes | 325.52 million tonnes | 66.63 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 712.33 million tonnes | 485.11 million tonnes | 227.22 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 743.04 million tonnes | 419.86 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 474.09 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1.96 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 181.09 million tonnes | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.28 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 62.73 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.56 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 136.76 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Azerbaijan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.77 billion tonnes against 2.64 billion tonnes in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Azerbaijan and Portugal?
- 130.47 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Portugal?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 58th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.