Belgium vs Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Belgium
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
56th
Portugal rank
58th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 58th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4.3% | 0.1% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 3.7% | 0.3% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Belgium ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 58th of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.