Portugal vs Uruguay: Carbon intensity of GDP

Portugal
0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0799 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal rank
149th
Uruguay rank
147th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
0.0750.10.1250.150.175199020072024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0799 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0012 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 191 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1711 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.095 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0762 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.1682 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0935 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0747 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.1325 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0759 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0566 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0921 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0133 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, Portugal or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0799 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 Portugal and Uruguay?
0.0012 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Portugal ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 147th 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

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 $.