Consumption-based carbon intensity in Portugal
Portugal: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.172 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Portugal, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Portugal is 0.172 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Portugal peaked at 0.5043 kilograms per international-$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.172 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 96th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3273 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3076 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3647 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3697 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5043 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2247 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1887 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3698 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1799 kilograms per international-$ | 0.172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 93 Sri Lanka 0.18 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Netherlands 0.1789 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Denmark 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Spain 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 98 Zambia 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 99 Guatemala 0.1697 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Portugal?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Portugal was 0.172 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5043 kilograms per international-$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.172 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Portugal ranks 96th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).