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

Portugal
45.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
47.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
118th
United Kingdom rank
117th

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

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 47.38 tonnes per person against 45.62 tonnes per person in Portugal, a difference of 1.76 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 117th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 60.97 tonnes per person 51.98 tonnes per person 8.99 tonnes per person Portugal
1970s 62.33 tonnes per person 51.66 tonnes per person 10.67 tonnes per person Portugal
1980s 58.55 tonnes per person 52.03 tonnes per person 6.52 tonnes per person Portugal
1990s 57.42 tonnes per person 51.48 tonnes per person 5.94 tonnes per person Portugal
2000s 50.02 tonnes per person 50.45 tonnes per person 0.4265 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2010s 45.27 tonnes per person 49.42 tonnes per person 4.15 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2020s 45.92 tonnes per person 48.47 tonnes per person 2.55 tonnes per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Portugal or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 47.38 tonnes per person against 45.62 tonnes per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Portugal and United Kingdom?
1.76 tonnes per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Portugal ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 117th 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.