Norway vs Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Norway rank
65th
Portugal rank
66th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 13 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 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% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Norway ranks 65th 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.