Co2 land use per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Co2 land use per capita was 0.3951 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3951
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 1939
All-time low
-1.22
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Portugal, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.3951 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 199.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Portugal peaked at 1.22 in 1939 and was at its lowest, -1.22, in 2004.
That places Portugal 65th out of 194 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5315 | — |
| 1851 | 0.5597 | +5.3% |
| 1852 | 0.5756 | +2.8% |
| 1853 | 0.5863 | +1.9% |
| 1854 | 0.5961 | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.6025 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 0.6084 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 0.6137 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.6168 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.6177 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.7415 | +20.0% |
| 1861 | 0.7963 | +7.4% |
| 1862 | 0.8301 | +4.2% |
| 1863 | 0.8544 | +2.9% |
| 1864 | 0.8743 | +2.3% |
| 1865 | 0.8908 | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 0.9047 | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 0.9218 | +1.9% |
| 1868 | 0.9272 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.9368 | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 0.9443 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.9559 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.9641 | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.9709 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.9764 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.9792 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.9826 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.9833 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.9842 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9803 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 1.04 | +6.5% |
| 1881 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| 1882 | 1.08 | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 1.09 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 1.1 | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 1.1 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 1.11 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 1.01 | -9.0% |
| 1891 | 0.973 | -4.1% |
| 1892 | 0.9451 | -2.9% |
| 1893 | 0.9232 | -2.3% |
| 1894 | 0.9043 | -2.0% |
| 1895 | 0.8854 | -2.1% |
| 1896 | 0.8695 | -1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.8532 | -1.9% |
| 1898 | 0.8385 | -1.7% |
| 1899 | 0.8215 | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 0.9093 | +10.7% |
| 1901 | 0.9411 | +3.5% |
| 1902 | 0.9567 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.9641 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.9695 | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.9719 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.9711 | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.9707 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.9675 | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.965 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.7747 | -19.7% |
| 1911 | 0.6826 | -11.9% |
| 1912 | 0.6199 | -9.2% |
| 1913 | 0.5695 | -8.1% |
| 1914 | 0.5254 | -7.7% |
| 1915 | 0.4876 | -7.2% |
| 1916 | 0.4536 | -7.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4234 | -6.7% |
| 1918 | 0.4021 | -5.0% |
| 1919 | 0.3713 | -7.7% |
| 1920 | 0.6137 | +65.3% |
| 1921 | 0.7185 | +17.1% |
| 1922 | 0.777 | +8.1% |
| 1923 | 0.8172 | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 0.8485 | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 0.8733 | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 0.8941 | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 0.9116 | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 0.925 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.9404 | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 1.04 | +10.7% |
| 1931 | 1.09 | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 1.12 | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 1.15 | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 1.17 | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 1.19 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 1.2 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 1.21 | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.22 | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 1.22 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 1.04 | -14.6% |
| 1941 | 0.9725 | -6.8% |
| 1942 | 0.9336 | -4.0% |
| 1943 | 0.9028 | -3.3% |
| 1944 | 0.8847 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.8625 | -2.5% |
| 1946 | 0.8342 | -3.3% |
| 1947 | 0.8196 | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.8078 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.8007 | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.6081 | -24.0% |
| 1951 | 0.5427 | -10.8% |
| 1952 | 0.5156 | -5.0% |
| 1953 | 0.5032 | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4806 | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4514 | -6.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4091 | -9.4% |
| 1957 | 0.367 | -10.3% |
| 1958 | 0.32 | -12.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4616 | +44.2% |
| 1960 | 0.2314 | -49.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2117 | -8.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1964 | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1889 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1942 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1893 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.204 | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1608 | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2391 | +48.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2006 | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2467 | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2236 | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2155 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2153 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2132 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2161 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2221 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2188 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2337 | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2212 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2119 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1983 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.19 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1923 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1941 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2014 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2179 | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2184 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1914 | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0906 | -52.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0141 | -84.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0585 | -516.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 | -202.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2053 | -441.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3291 | +60.3% |
| 1995 | -0.9 | +173.4% |
| 1996 | -1.16 | +28.7% |
| 1997 | -0.5134 | -55.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5425 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3825 | -170.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3429 | -189.6% |
| 2001 | -0.2061 | -39.9% |
| 2002 | -0.5393 | +161.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6484 | +20.2% |
| 2004 | -1.22 | +88.1% |
| 2005 | -0.9757 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | -1.12 | +15.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2867 | -74.5% |
| 2008 | -0.5542 | +93.3% |
| 2009 | -0.7096 | +28.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6264 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | -0.4337 | -30.8% |
| 2012 | -0.1518 | -65.0% |
| 2013 | -0.3531 | +132.5% |
| 2014 | -0.3968 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | -0.421 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | -0.251 | -40.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0817 | -67.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9418 | -1252.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3318 | -64.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1897 | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1077 | -43.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2814 | +161.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3519 | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3951 | +12.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.3951 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | +1252.4% | -0.0817 | 0.9418 |
| 1991 | -516.0% | 0.0141 | -0.0585 |
| 1993 | -441.9% | 0.06 | -0.2053 |
| 1992 | +202.7% | -0.0585 | 0.06 |
| 2000 | -189.6% | 0.3825 | -0.3429 |
| 1995 | -173.4% | -0.3291 | -0.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5908 | 0.5315 | 0.6177 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8678 | 0.7415 | 0.9368 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9721 | 0.9443 | 0.9842 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9028 | 0.8215 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9587 | 0.9093 | 0.9719 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.531 | 0.3713 | 0.7747 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8319 | 0.6137 | 0.9404 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8861 | 0.8007 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4659 | 0.32 | 0.6081 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2016 | 0.1608 | 0.2391 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2226 | 0.2132 | 0.2467 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1906 | 0.0906 | 0.2184 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.325 | -1.16 | 0.3825 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6606 | -1.22 | -0.2061 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1442 | -0.6264 | 0.9418 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2651 | 0.1077 | 0.3951 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 62 Panama 0.4441 compare
- 63 Afghanistan 0.4279 compare
- 64 Malawi 0.4275 compare
- 66 Ghana 0.3931 compare
- 67 North Korea 0.377 compare
- 68 Philippines 0.3696 compare
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 co2 land use per capita in Portugal?
- Co2 land use per capita in Portugal was 0.3951 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1939.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.22 in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Portugal ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.6%. 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 Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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