Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Portugal
Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled was 2.77 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.77 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
58th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
21,984 tonnes
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Portugal, 1870–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2.77 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Portugal peaked at 2.77 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,984 tonnes, in 1870.
Portugal ranks 58th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 21,984 tonnes | — |
| 1871 | 58,624 tonnes | +166.7% |
| 1872 | 578,912 tonnes | +887.5% |
| 1873 | 1.30 million tonnes | +125.3% |
| 1874 | 1.84 million tonnes | +40.7% |
| 1875 | 3.00 million tonnes | +63.7% |
| 1876 | 4.15 million tonnes | +38.2% |
| 1877 | 4.82 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1878 | 5.46 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1879 | 6.17 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1880 | 7.05 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1881 | 7.94 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1882 | 9.02 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1883 | 10.16 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1884 | 11.37 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1885 | 12.48 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1886 | 13.71 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1887 | 14.98 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1888 | 16.35 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1889 | 17.92 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1890 | 19.60 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 21.34 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1892 | 23.03 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1893 | 24.54 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1894 | 26.32 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1895 | 28.01 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1896 | 29.74 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1897 | 31.56 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1898 | 33.64 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1899 | 35.79 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1900 | 38.25 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1901 | 40.64 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1902 | 43.26 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1903 | 45.78 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1904 | 48.36 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1905 | 50.88 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1906 | 53.78 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1907 | 56.94 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1908 | 60.09 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1909 | 63.28 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1910 | 66.53 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1911 | 69.67 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1912 | 73.33 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1913 | 77.19 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 80.56 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1915 | 83.65 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1916 | 86.64 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1917 | 88.29 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 89.39 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 91.55 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 93.65 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 95.80 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 98.76 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1923 | 101.43 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 104.46 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1925 | 107.59 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1926 | 110.72 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1927 | 114.35 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 118.35 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1929 | 122.31 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 126.64 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 130.56 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 133.95 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 137.94 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 142.04 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 146.42 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 150.54 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 155.48 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1938 | 159.59 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 164.34 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1940 | 168.24 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 172.02 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 175.05 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 177.99 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1944 | 181.23 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 184.57 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 188.46 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 194.00 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 199.25 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 204.77 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 210.39 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1951 | 215.79 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 221.14 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 227.07 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 232.85 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 239.31 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 246.48 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 254.26 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 261.81 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 269.79 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 278.01 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 287.09 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 296.38 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 306.39 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 317.39 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 328.98 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 340.81 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 353.20 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 366.20 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 380.79 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 396.03 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 412.40 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 430.71 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 450.65 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 471.30 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 492.57 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 514.90 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 537.50 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 560.09 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 584.95 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 611.72 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 638.72 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 667.72 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 697.62 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 726.41 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 753.55 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 783.77 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 814.97 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 847.53 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 888.36 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 933.67 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 980.55 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 billion tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 billion tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.13 billion tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.19 billion tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.24 billion tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.29 billion tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.35 billion tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.42 billion tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.48 billion tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.55 billion tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.62 billion tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.68 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.75 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.82 billion tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.88 billion tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.95 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.01 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.06 billion tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.12 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.17 billion tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.22 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.27 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.32 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.37 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.42 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.47 billion tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.52 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.57 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.61 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.65 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.69 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.73 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.77 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | +887.5% | 58,624 tonnes | 578,912 tonnes |
| 1871 | +166.7% | 21,984 tonnes | 58,624 tonnes |
| 1873 | +125.3% | 578,912 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes |
| 1875 | +63.7% | 1.84 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes |
| 1874 | +40.7% | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes |
| 1876 | +38.2% | 3.00 million tonnes | 4.15 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2.74 million tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 6.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 12.10 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | 17.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 27.36 million tonnes | 19.60 million tonnes | 35.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 50.13 million tonnes | 38.25 million tonnes | 63.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 80.68 million tonnes | 66.53 million tonnes | 91.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 106.74 million tonnes | 93.65 million tonnes | 122.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 144.75 million tonnes | 126.64 million tonnes | 164.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 184.56 million tonnes | 168.24 million tonnes | 204.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 237.89 million tonnes | 210.39 million tonnes | 269.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 325.52 million tonnes | 278.01 million tonnes | 380.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 485.11 million tonnes | 396.03 million tonnes | 584.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 743.04 million tonnes | 611.72 million tonnes | 888.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 933.67 million tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | 2.06 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | 2.57 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 2.77 billion tonnes | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Portugal?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled in Portugal was 2.77 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,984 tonnes in 1870.
- How does Portugal rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.