Portugal vs Spain: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Portugal
34,460 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
35,058 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
64th
Spain rank
63rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 35,058 tonnes per square kilometre against 34,460 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 598 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 64th and Spain ranks 63rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 8,926 tonnes per square kilometre 9,350 tonnes per square kilometre 424.48 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
1970s 10,809 tonnes per square kilometre 11,926 tonnes per square kilometre 1,116 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
1980s 13,848 tonnes per square kilometre 15,682 tonnes per square kilometre 1,834 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
1990s 18,380 tonnes per square kilometre 19,891 tonnes per square kilometre 1,511 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
2000s 24,540 tonnes per square kilometre 25,533 tonnes per square kilometre 992.86 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
2010s 30,088 tonnes per square kilometre 31,159 tonnes per square kilometre 1,071 tonnes per square kilometre Spain
2020s 33,771 tonnes per square kilometre 34,412 tonnes per square kilometre 641.22 tonnes per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 35,058 tonnes per square kilometre against 34,460 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Portugal and Spain?
598 tonnes per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Portugal ranks 64th and Spain ranks 63rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.