Indonesia vs Portugal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Indonesia
4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
94th
Portugal rank
93rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Indonesia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Indonesia ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 198 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.2414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.4374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.5362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.7366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.5416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7461 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, Indonesia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Indonesia and Portugal?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Indonesia ranks 94th 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.