Portugal vs Spain
Portugal vs Spain: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.33 tonnes in Portugal and 4.51 tonnes in Spain, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Spain, by 1.18 tonnes, or 1.35 times that in Portugal.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Portugal ranked 89 and Spain ranked 59 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Portugal | Spain | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.33 | 4.51 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.54 | 4.57 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 4.99 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.76 | 4.92 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.95 | 4.53 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.51 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.97 | 5.81 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.35 | 5.98 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.89 | 5.66 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.99 | 5.85 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.58 | 5.49 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.73 | 6.09 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.87 | 6.19 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.04 | 6.18 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.54 | 6.48 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.61 | 7.4 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.82 | 8.21 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 5.98 | 8.07 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.46 | 8.43 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.16 | 8.21 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.01 | 7.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 7.93 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.13 | 7.6 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 6.24 | 7.65 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.34 | 7.3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 5.71 | 6.78 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 5.3 | 6.59 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 5.08 | 6.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 5.27 | 6.42 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.94 | 6.12 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 4.81 | 5.87 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4.92 | 6.27 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 4.55 | 6.09 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 4.39 | 5.9 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 4.24 | 5.79 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.39 | 5.33 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.28 | 5.23 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.27 | 5.22 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 2.86 | 5.13 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.01 | 5.33 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.1 | 5.64 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.21 | 5.58 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.04 | 5.79 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 2.89 | 5.68 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 2.85 | 5.46 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 2.59 | 5.2 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 2.53 | 5.28 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.58 | 5.56 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.51 | 5.11 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.43 | 5 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.46 | 4.7 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.21 | 4.38 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.16 | 4.07 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.02 | 4.22 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Portugal vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPortugal: 61.5% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025Spain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPortugal: $5.51B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025