New Zealand vs Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
New Zealand
0.2%
in 2024
Portugal
0.2%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
43rd
Portugal rank
41st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2% against 0.2% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st 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 from flaring. 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 flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.