Poland vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Poland
435.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
487.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland rank
112th
Portugal rank
110th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 487.84 million tonnes against 435.76 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 52.08 million tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 110th of 197 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 215.69 million tonnes | 12.31 million tonnes | 203.38 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 592.07 million tonnes | 41.95 million tonnes | 550.12 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 947.67 million tonnes | 82.49 million tonnes | 865.18 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 130.57 million tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 181.15 million tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 230.63 million tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.92 billion tonnes | 274.74 million tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.89 billion tonnes | 313.93 million tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.15 billion tonnes | 383.85 million tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 463.25 million tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 517.59 million tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 544.09 million tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.63 billion tonnes | 563.02 million tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.49 billion tonnes | 583.16 million tonnes | 910.05 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 576.50 million tonnes | 826.33 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 523.56 million tonnes | 658.07 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 745.76 million tonnes | 471.04 million tonnes | 274.73 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 495.55 million tonnes | 480.95 million tonnes | 14.60 million tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Poland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 487.84 million tonnes against 435.76 million tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Poland and Portugal?
- 52.08 million tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Poland ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 110th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.