Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal
Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
76th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2018
All-time low
-0.2%
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 239.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2004.
That places Portugal 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +31.6% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1867 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1869 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +52.7% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -34.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +37.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -42.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +46.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -51.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -84.1% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -523.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -198.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -456.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | +38.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +191.4% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -63.7% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -173.4% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | -196.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -31.9% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +135.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | +114.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -72.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | +82.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -29.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -66.6% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +144.6% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -67.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1352.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -64.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -44.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +154.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1352.3% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1991 | -523.1% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -456.3% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | +198.3% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | -196.3% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | -191.4% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
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 global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Portugal was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Portugal ranks 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.