Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal
Portugal: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was 12.21 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.21 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 51.6%
World rank
20th
of 188 countries
All-time high
202.59 % change on previous year
in 1992
All-time low
-515.19 % change on previous year
in 1991
Years of data
173
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 12.21 % change on previous year for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 51.6% on the previous year and up 203.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal peaked at 202.59 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -515.19 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Portugal 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 5.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 1853 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1854 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1855 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1856 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1857 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1858 | 0.9752 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1859 | 0.6928 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 1860 | 20.75 % change on previous year | +2894.4% |
| 1861 | 8.11 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 1862 | 5 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 1863 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1864 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1865 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1866 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1867 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1868 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 1869 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +31.8% |
| 1870 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1871 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1872 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1873 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1874 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1875 | 0.917 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1876 | 0.9798 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1877 | 0.7048 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 1878 | 0.726 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1879 | 0.2816 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1880 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +2485.4% |
| 1881 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 1882 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1883 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1884 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1885 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1886 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1887 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 1888 | 0.319 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1889 | 1 % change on previous year | +214.0% |
| 1890 | -8.31 % change on previous year | -929.9% |
| 1891 | -3.31 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 1892 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1893 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 1894 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1895 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1896 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1897 | -1.17 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1898 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1899 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1900 | 11.55 % change on previous year | -990.3% |
| 1901 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1902 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1903 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 1904 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1905 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 1906 | 0.7757 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1907 | 0.803 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1908 | 0.5278 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1909 | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1910 | -19.23 % change on previous year | -4216.1% |
| 1911 | -11.47 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1912 | -8.86 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1913 | -7.9 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1914 | -7.52 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1915 | -6.98 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1916 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1917 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1918 | -4.79 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1919 | -7.27 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 1920 | 66.32 % change on previous year | -1012.9% |
| 1921 | 18.02 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1922 | 9.23 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 1923 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1924 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1925 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1926 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1927 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1928 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1929 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 12.09 % change on previous year | +319.3% |
| 1931 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 1932 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1933 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1934 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 1935 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1936 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1937 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1940 | -13.62 % change on previous year | -997.0% |
| 1941 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1942 | -3.03 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1943 | -2.37 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1944 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 1945 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 1946 | -2.36 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1947 | -0.8102 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1948 | -0.4944 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0148 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1950 | -23.39 % change on previous year | -157932.7% |
| 1951 | -10.17 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 1952 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1953 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 1954 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +114.8% |
| 1955 | -5.59 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 1956 | -8.94 % change on previous year | +59.9% |
| 1957 | -9.89 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1958 | -12.29 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1959 | 45.01 % change on previous year | -466.1% |
| 1960 | -49.68 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 1961 | -8.34 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1962 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1963 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1964 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -173.4% |
| 1965 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1966 | 7.56 % change on previous year | -388.8% |
| 1967 | -21.39 % change on previous year | -383.1% |
| 1968 | 48.05 % change on previous year | -324.6% |
| 1969 | -16.65 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1970 | 21.83 % change on previous year | -231.1% |
| 1971 | -9.21 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1972 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1973 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -159.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3518 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1975 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +684.8% |
| 1976 | 4.2 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 1977 | -0.1528 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1978 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -5431.6% |
| 1979 | -4.26 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1980 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1981 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +76.2% |
| 1982 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1983 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 1984 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +219.3% |
| 1986 | 8.33 % change on previous year | +109.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3132 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1988 | -12.34 % change on previous year | -4039.1% |
| 1989 | -52.67 % change on previous year | +326.9% |
| 1990 | -84.51 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 1991 | -515.19 % change on previous year | +509.6% |
| 1992 | 202.59 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 1993 | -442.34 % change on previous year | -318.3% |
| 1994 | -60.74 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1995 | -174.36 % change on previous year | +187.0% |
| 1996 | -29.14 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 55.48 % change on previous year | -290.4% |
| 1998 | -6.17 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1999 | 170.9 % change on previous year | -2868.5% |
| 2000 | -190.23 % change on previous year | -211.3% |
| 2001 | 39.47 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 2002 | -163.11 % change on previous year | -513.3% |
| 2003 | -20.7 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2004 | -88.58 % change on previous year | +327.9% |
| 2005 | 19.83 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2006 | -15.39 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 2007 | 74.43 % change on previous year | -583.8% |
| 2008 | -93.65 % change on previous year | -225.8% |
| 2009 | -28.18 % change on previous year | -69.9% |
| 2010 | 11.7 % change on previous year | -141.5% |
| 2011 | 30.92 % change on previous year | +164.3% |
| 2012 | 65.13 % change on previous year | +110.7% |
| 2013 | -131.32 % change on previous year | -301.6% |
| 2014 | -11.83 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2015 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 40.52 % change on previous year | -807.4% |
| 2017 | 67.49 % change on previous year | +66.6% |
| 2019 | -64.71 % change on previous year | -195.9% |
| 2020 | -42.68 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2021 | -43.09 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 161.87 % change on previous year | -475.6% |
| 2023 | 25.23 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2024 | 12.21 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 12.21 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.6131 % change on previous year. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -157932.7% | 0.0148 % change on previous year | -23.39 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +5431.6% | -0.1528 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year |
| 1910 | -4216.1% | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -19.23 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | -4039.1% | 0.3132 % change on previous year | -12.34 % change on previous year |
| 1860 | +2894.4% | 0.6928 % change on previous year | 20.75 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +2868.5% | -6.17 % change on previous year | 170.9 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 0.6928 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 5.16 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 20.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.2816 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 0.319 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -2.27 % change on previous year | -8.31 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.51 % change on previous year | 0.4673 % change on previous year | 11.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -8.72 % change on previous year | -19.23 % change on previous year | -4.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.15 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 66.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.95 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 12.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -3.11 % change on previous year | -13.62 % change on previous year | 0.0148 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -3.55 % change on previous year | -23.39 % change on previous year | 45.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.12 % change on previous year | -49.68 % change on previous year | 48.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -9.21 % change on previous year | 21.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.21 % change on previous year | -52.67 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -88.35 % change on previous year | -515.19 % change on previous year | 202.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -46.61 % change on previous year | -190.23 % change on previous year | 74.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2401 % change on previous year | -131.32 % change on previous year | 67.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.71 % change on previous year | -43.09 % change on previous year | 161.87 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 17 Japan 15.7 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.21 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Central African Republic 13.1 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Togo 11.93 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 11.17 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Tanzania 11.15 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Portugal was 12.21 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 202.59 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -515.19 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Portugal rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.