Portugal vs Spain: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4)

Portugal
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
40th
Spain rank
39th

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre (CH4) over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 39th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
0 kt 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 emissions from livestock — emissions, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 40th and Spain ranks 39th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) 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.