Carbon tax trading coverage in Portugal
Portugal: Carbon tax trading coverage was 90.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in Portugal, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon tax trading coverage in Portugal is 90.07, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Portugal peaked at 90.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Portugal 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 55.07 | — |
| 2006 | 53.15 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 51.3 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 51.06 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.41 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 44.63 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 47.69 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 50.64 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 48.71 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 48.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.35 | +84.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.82 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.46 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.99 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.76 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.09 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.44 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 89.44 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.07 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 90.07 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 90.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 90.07 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.93, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +84.2% | 48.5 | 89.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1 | 0 | 55.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.57 | 44.63 | 89.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.81 | 86.76 | 90.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 tax trading coverage in Portugal?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Portugal was 90.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Portugal rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Portugal ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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