Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Portugal

Portugal: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 5.49 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5.49 kt
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
107th
of 225 countries
All-time high
8.29 kt
in 1981
All-time low
5.21 kt
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Portugal, 1961–2023

02468196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions in Portugal stood at 5.49 kt.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Portugal peaked at 8.29 kt in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.21 kt, in 2022.

Portugal ranks 107th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Portugal, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 5.98 kt
1962 5.78 kt -3.3%
1963 6.44 kt +11.4%
1964 6.9 kt +7.1%
1965 6.59 kt -4.4%
1966 6.17 kt -6.4%
1967 6.93 kt +12.3%
1968 6.85 kt -1.1%
1969 7.05 kt +2.9%
1970 6.24 kt -11.5%
1971 6.43 kt +3.1%
1972 7.27 kt +13.0%
1973 7.27 kt +0.1%
1974 7.02 kt -3.5%
1975 7.3 kt +3.9%
1976 7.1 kt -2.8%
1977 7.6 kt +7.1%
1978 7.85 kt +3.3%
1979 8.08 kt +3.0%
1980 8.03 kt -0.6%
1981 8.29 kt +3.2%
1982 8.24 kt -0.6%
1983 7.89 kt -4.3%
1984 7.21 kt -8.6%
1985 7.51 kt +4.2%
1986 7.8 kt +3.9%
1987 7.8 kt -0.1%
1988 7.93 kt +1.7%
1989 7.8 kt -1.6%
1990 8.08 kt +3.6%
1991 7.83 kt -3.1%
1992 7.5 kt -4.2%
1993 7.46 kt -0.5%
1994 7.48 kt +0.2%
1995 7.41 kt -1.0%
1996 7.6 kt +2.6%
1997 7.34 kt -3.5%
1998 7.49 kt +2.0%
1999 7.39 kt -1.3%
2000 7.2 kt -2.6%
2001 6.53 kt -9.3%
2002 6.51 kt -0.4%
2003 6.26 kt -3.9%
2004 6.21 kt -0.7%
2005 6.08 kt -2.1%
2006 6.18 kt +1.6%
2007 6.65 kt +7.5%
2008 6.52 kt -2.0%
2009 6.24 kt -4.2%
2010 6.14 kt -1.6%
2011 6.09 kt -0.9%
2012 6.28 kt +3.2%
2013 6.32 kt +0.6%
2014 6.83 kt +8.1%
2015 6.66 kt -2.4%
2016 6.47 kt -2.9%
2017 6.49 kt +0.3%
2018 5.97 kt -8.0%
2019 6.16 kt +3.2%
2020 6.69 kt +8.5%
2021 5.89 kt -12.0%
2022 5.21 kt -11.6%
2023 5.49 kt +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.52 kt 5.78 kt 7.05 kt 9
1970s 7.22 kt 6.24 kt 8.08 kt 10
1980s 7.85 kt 7.21 kt 8.29 kt 10
1990s 7.56 kt 7.34 kt 8.08 kt 10
2000s 6.44 kt 6.08 kt 7.2 kt 10
2010s 6.34 kt 5.97 kt 6.83 kt 10
2020s 5.82 kt 5.21 kt 6.69 kt 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 104 Latvia 6.72 kt compare
  2. 105 Austria 6.56 kt compare
  3. 106 Costa Rica 5.99 kt compare
  4. 108 Eritrea 5.41 kt compare
  5. 109 Togo 5.27 kt compare
  6. 110 Estonia 5.22 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Portugal?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Portugal was 5.49 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 8.29 kt in 1981.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 5.21 kt in 2022.
How does Portugal rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Portugal ranks 107th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf