Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal
Portugal: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price was 90.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal, 1989–2025
Source: Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal is 90.1%, 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, share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal peaked at 90.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 55.1% | — |
| 2006 | 53.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +84.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 90.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 90.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 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% | 89.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 0.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 44.6% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 86.8% | 90.1% | 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 share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal?
- Share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price in Portugal was 90.1% in 2025, according to Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Portugal rank for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Portugal ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 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 Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.