Greece vs Portugal: Greenhouse gas emissions
Greece
56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece rank
90th
Portugal rank
92nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal, a difference of 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 17 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 419,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 11.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 16.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1950s | 24.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 34.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 57.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 79.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 108.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 125.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 90.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 60.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 56.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Greece and Portugal?
- 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Greece ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.