Israel vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Israel
2.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
2.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Israel rank
61st
Portugal rank
58th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.77 billion tonnes against 2.61 billion tonnes in Israel, a difference of 159.97 million tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 95 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 318,726 tonnes | 144.75 million tonnes | 144.43 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1.10 million tonnes | 184.56 million tonnes | 183.46 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 21.78 million tonnes | 237.89 million tonnes | 216.11 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 94.70 million tonnes | 325.52 million tonnes | 230.82 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 251.11 million tonnes | 485.11 million tonnes | 234.00 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 470.27 million tonnes | 743.04 million tonnes | 272.77 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 833.05 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 331.25 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 380.37 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 300.24 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.50 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 196.66 million tonnes | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Israel or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.77 billion tonnes against 2.61 billion tonnes in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Israel and Portugal?
- 159.97 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Israel ranks 61st 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.