Portugal vs Switzerland: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Portugal
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0015 °C
in 2024
Portugal rank
65th
Switzerland rank
67th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0015 °C against 0.0015 °C in Switzerland, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0002 °C | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0012 °C | 0.0001 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0 °C | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 0.0015 °C against 0.0015 °C in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0 °C, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
- Portugal ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 67th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.