Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Portugal
Portugal: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 4.55 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Portugal stood at 4.55 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Portugal peaked at 12.2 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.55 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Portugal 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.38 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | 8.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.26 tonnes per person | 8.6 tonnes per person | 12.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 9.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Portugal?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Portugal was 4.55 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.