Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Portugal
Portugal: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -858 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Portugal recorded -858 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Portugal peaked at 4,217 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1,089 kt, in 1990.
That places Portugal 176th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,089 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,089 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -682 kt | -37.4% |
| 2002 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -682 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -843.33 kt | +23.7% |
| 2012 | -843.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -843.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -843.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -843.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,217 kt | -600.0% |
| 2017 | 4,217 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,217 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,217 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,217 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -858 kt | -120.3% |
| 2022 | -858 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -858 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -858 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -858 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,089 kt | -1,089 kt | -1,089 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -722.7 kt | -1,089 kt | -682 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,197 kt | -843.33 kt | 4,217 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.22 kt | -858 kt | 4,217 kt | 6 |
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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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Portugal?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Portugal was -858 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4,217 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,089 kt in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Portugal ranks 176th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).