Iceland vs Portugal: Carbon intensity of GDP

Iceland
0.1443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal
0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland rank
160th
Portugal rank
158th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 160th and Portugal ranks 158th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4452 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2607 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1845 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Iceland
1980s 0.2685 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2768 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0084 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.251 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3189 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.2241 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3133 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0893 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.1975 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2469 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.1494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1715 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0222 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Iceland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1443 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Iceland and Portugal?
0.0024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Iceland ranks 160th and Portugal ranks 158th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.