Portugal vs Spain: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita

Portugal
0.0047 units per person
in 2022
Spain
0.0049 units per person
in 2022
Portugal rank
111th
Spain rank
109th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0049 units per person against 0.0047 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 111th and Spain ranks 109th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0096 units per person 0.0276 units per person 0.0179 units per person Spain
1970s 0.0186 units per person 0.0586 units per person 0.04 units per person Spain
1980s 0.0255 units per person 0.0634 units per person 0.0379 units per person Spain
1990s 0.0329 units per person 0.0508 units per person 0.0179 units per person Spain
2000s 0.0208 units per person 0.0341 units per person 0.0133 units per person Spain
2010s 0.008 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0044 units per person Spain
2020s 0.0046 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0001 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0049 units per person against 0.0047 units per person in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita between Portugal and Spain?
0.0002 units per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
Portugal ranks 111th and Spain ranks 109th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.