Japan vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Japan
44.69 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal
45.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
121st
Portugal rank
118th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 45.62 tonnes per person against 44.69 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.93 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 118th of 194 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 52.41 tonnes per person 60.97 tonnes per person 8.57 tonnes per person Portugal
1970s 49.88 tonnes per person 62.33 tonnes per person 12.45 tonnes per person Portugal
1980s 46.96 tonnes per person 58.55 tonnes per person 11.59 tonnes per person Portugal
1990s 45.27 tonnes per person 57.42 tonnes per person 12.15 tonnes per person Portugal
2000s 43.94 tonnes per person 50.02 tonnes per person 6.08 tonnes per person Portugal
2010s 43.45 tonnes per person 45.27 tonnes per person 1.82 tonnes per person Portugal
2020s 44.2 tonnes per person 45.92 tonnes per person 1.73 tonnes per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Japan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 45.62 tonnes per person against 44.69 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Japan and Portugal?
0.93 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Japan ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.