Norway vs Portugal: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Norway
44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
42.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway rank
67th
Portugal rank
70th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal, a difference of 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 70th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 11 and Portugal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 542,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 418,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1860s | 835,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1870s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 517,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1880s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1890s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 717,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1940s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 14.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 24.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 40.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 41.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 45.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 52.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 52.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2020s | 47.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Norway and Portugal?
- 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Norway ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 70th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.