Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Portugal, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Portugal is 0.1377 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Portugal peaked at 0.3243 kilograms per international-$ in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kilograms per international-$, in 1870.
That places Portugal 123rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 153 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0902 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1721 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1464 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1238 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1818 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1892 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1677 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2019 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2452 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2168 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2843 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3243 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2087 kilograms per international-$ | 0.172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2575 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2189 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1861 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2545 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2052 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1759 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2082 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2036 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2031 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1931 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2176 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2205 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2071 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2488 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2712 kilograms per international-$ | 0.26 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2919 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2553 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2815 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2033 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1473 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1589 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 120 Spain 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 121 Ghana 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 122 Cape Verde 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 124 El Salvador 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 125 Angola 0.1332 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 126 Guatemala 0.1293 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 10.80 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 6.64 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.41 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.77 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.41 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.41 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Portugal?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Portugal was 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3243 kilograms per international-$ in 1913.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ in 1870.
- How does Portugal rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 123rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).