Portugal vs Syria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Portugal
487.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Syria
491.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Portugal rank
110th
Syria rank
109th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Portugal
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 491.37 million tonnes against 487.84 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 3.53 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 110th and Syria ranks 109th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 14 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.31 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1860s | 41.95 million tonnes | 11.32 million tonnes | 30.63 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1870s | 82.49 million tonnes | 29.73 million tonnes | 52.76 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1880s | 130.57 million tonnes | 63.97 million tonnes | 66.59 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1890s | 181.15 million tonnes | 84.81 million tonnes | 96.34 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1900s | 230.63 million tonnes | 81.80 million tonnes | 148.83 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1910s | 274.74 million tonnes | 73.50 million tonnes | 201.24 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1920s | 313.93 million tonnes | 64.03 million tonnes | 249.90 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1930s | 383.85 million tonnes | 132.61 million tonnes | 251.24 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1940s | 463.25 million tonnes | 272.71 million tonnes | 190.53 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1950s | 517.59 million tonnes | 413.80 million tonnes | 103.79 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1960s | 544.09 million tonnes | 577.49 million tonnes | 33.40 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1970s | 563.02 million tonnes | 568.63 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | Syria |
| 1980s | 583.16 million tonnes | 545.28 million tonnes | 37.88 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 576.50 million tonnes | 518.58 million tonnes | 57.93 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 523.56 million tonnes | 514.63 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 471.04 million tonnes | 521.05 million tonnes | 50.02 million tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 480.95 million tonnes | 503.61 million tonnes | 22.66 million tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Portugal or Syria?
- Syria, at 491.37 million tonnes against 487.84 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Portugal and Syria?
- 3.53 million tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Syria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Portugal ranks 110th and Syria ranks 109th 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.