Ireland vs Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Ireland
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
69th
Portugal rank
66th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Ireland ranks 69th and Portugal ranks 66th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.