Portugal vs Serbia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Portugal
2.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
2.92 billion tonnes
in 2024
Portugal rank
58th
Serbia rank
56th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 2.92 billion tonnes against 2.77 billion tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 157.28 million tonnes.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 58th and Serbia ranks 56th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12.48 million tonnes | 13,049 tonnes | 12.47 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 27.36 million tonnes | 577,099 tonnes | 26.78 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 50.13 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 46.40 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1910s | 75.65 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | 67.00 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1920s | 106.74 million tonnes | 26.17 million tonnes | 80.57 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 144.75 million tonnes | 63.59 million tonnes | 81.16 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 187.32 million tonnes | 94.29 million tonnes | 93.02 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 237.89 million tonnes | 162.60 million tonnes | 75.29 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 325.52 million tonnes | 316.90 million tonnes | 8.62 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 485.11 million tonnes | 614.84 million tonnes | 129.73 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1980s | 743.04 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 346.48 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1990s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 421.41 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2000s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 255.81 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2010s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 163.59 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2020s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 146.71 million tonnes | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Portugal or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 2.92 billion tonnes against 2.77 billion tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Portugal and Serbia?
- 157.28 million tonnes, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Portugal ranks 58th and Serbia ranks 56th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.