Italy vs Portugal: Carbon intensity of GDP

Italy
0.1471 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal
0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Italy rank
157th
Portugal rank
158th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1471 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 157th and Portugal ranks 158th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2607 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Italy
1980s 0.2903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2768 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0134 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Italy
1990s 0.2585 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3189 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.2429 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3133 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0705 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.1946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2469 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0523 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.161 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1715 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0105 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, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 0.1471 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Italy and Portugal?
0.0004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Italy ranks 157th 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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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$.