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
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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About this data
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.