Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Portugal
0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal rank
159th
United Arab Emirates rank
157th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Portugal
  • United Arab Emirates
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0648 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0375 tonnes per US$ of GDP Portugal
1980s 0.036 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.0158 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0174 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0016 tonnes per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0105 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Portugal ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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