Portugal vs Spain: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Portugal
0.423 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.4368 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
63rd
Spain rank
62nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
00.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.4368 kt per square kilometre against 0.423 kt per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0138 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1222 kt per square kilometre 0.1523 kt per square kilometre 0.0302 kt per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.2134 kt per square kilometre 0.3342 kt per square kilometre 0.1208 kt per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.315 kt per square kilometre 0.4009 kt per square kilometre 0.0858 kt per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.525 kt per square kilometre 0.4719 kt per square kilometre 0.0531 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.6334 kt per square kilometre 0.6216 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.5051 kt per square kilometre 0.5033 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.423 kt per square kilometre 0.4352 kt per square kilometre 0.0122 kt per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.4368 kt per square kilometre against 0.423 kt per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
0.0138 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 energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.