Greece vs Portugal: Methane emissions
Greece
9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
102nd
Portugal rank
99th
Methane emissions over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 919,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1860s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1870s | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1880s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1890s | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1900s | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1910s | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1920s | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 328,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 563,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 12.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Greece and Portugal?
- 919,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for methane emissions?
- Greece ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 99th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.