Portugal vs Spain: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Portugal
0.0215 tonnes per person
in 2022
Spain
0.0217 tonnes per person
in 2022
Portugal rank
169th
Spain rank
167th
emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0217 tonnes per person against 0.0215 tonnes per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 169th and Spain ranks 167th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 tonnes per person | 0.043 tonnes per person | 0.015 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0403 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0719 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0773 tonnes per person | 0.0756 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0392 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0217 tonnes per person against 0.0215 tonnes per person in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0002 tonnes per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 169th and Spain ranks 167th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.