Georgia vs Portugal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Georgia
3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Georgia rank
95th
Portugal rank
93rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Georgia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Georgia, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1860s | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1870s | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.4835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.5557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1960s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1970s | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Georgia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Georgia and Portugal?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Portugal rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Georgia ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.