Portugal vs Sweden: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Sweden
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
66th
Sweden rank
64th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 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, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, 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 Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Portugal ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 64th 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.