Portugal vs Zimbabwe: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Portugal
3.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal rank
79th
Zimbabwe rank
81st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Portugal
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.20 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 261.94 million tonnes.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 8 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1900s 233.84 million tonnes 13.05 million tonnes 220.78 million tonnes Portugal
1910s 296.35 million tonnes 49.10 million tonnes 247.25 million tonnes Portugal
1920s 361.60 million tonnes 116.71 million tonnes 244.89 million tonnes Portugal
1930s 469.53 million tonnes 216.53 million tonnes 253.01 million tonnes Portugal
1940s 588.74 million tonnes 366.16 million tonnes 222.58 million tonnes Portugal
1950s 696.41 million tonnes 572.24 million tonnes 124.17 million tonnes Portugal
1960s 810.54 million tonnes 803.53 million tonnes 7.02 million tonnes Portugal
1970s 989.06 million tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes 80.82 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1980s 1.27 billion tonnes 1.41 billion tonnes 139.47 million tonnes Zimbabwe
1990s 1.68 billion tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes 223.45 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2000s 2.25 billion tonnes 2.48 billion tonnes 237.68 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2010s 2.76 billion tonnes 2.81 billion tonnes 58.48 million tonnes Zimbabwe
2020s 3.11 billion tonnes 2.91 billion tonnes 203.78 million tonnes Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Portugal or Zimbabwe?
Portugal, at 3.20 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Portugal and Zimbabwe?
261.94 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zimbabwe?
122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Zimbabwe rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Portugal ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.