What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Luxembourg and Portugal?

0.0035 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Portugal: Carbon intensity of GDP

Luxembourg

0.0822 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Portugal

0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

146th

Portugal rank

149th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Luxembourg
Portugal

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.0822 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0035 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 149th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2809 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1711 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1098 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Luxembourg
2000s	0.1857 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1682 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0175 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Luxembourg
2010s	0.1369 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1325 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0044 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Luxembourg
2020s	0.0879 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0921 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0042 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Luxembourg or Portugal?: Luxembourg, at 0.0822 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Luxembourg and Portugal?: 0.0035 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Luxembourg ranks 146th and Portugal ranks 149th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.