Drained organic soils — Emissions in Portugal
Portugal: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 243.88 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 243.88 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Portugal peaked at 270.82 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 243.88 kt, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 70th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 270.82 kt | — |
| 1991 | 270.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 270.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 270.6 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 270.42 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 269.74 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 269.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 269.42 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 269.4 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 263.25 kt | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 261.73 kt | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 261.05 kt | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 261.44 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 261.56 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 264.63 kt | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 264.09 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 264.03 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 263.34 kt | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 263.06 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 262.5 kt | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 263.53 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 262.64 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 262.53 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 261.52 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 259.75 kt | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 259.14 kt | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 253.65 kt | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 252.6 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 248.96 kt | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 247.84 kt | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 247.29 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 246.17 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 243.88 kt | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 243.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 243.88 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269.49 kt | 263.25 kt | 270.82 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 262.74 kt | 261.05 kt | 264.63 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 257.22 kt | 247.84 kt | 263.53 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 245.02 kt | 243.88 kt | 247.29 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 67 Austria 308.28 kt compare
- 68 Czechia 267.38 kt compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 259.74 kt compare
- 71 Jamaica 243.09 kt compare
- 72 Faroe Islands 236.34 kt compare
- 73 Belgium-Luxembourg 216.16 kt compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Portugal?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Portugal was 243.88 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 270.82 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.88 kt in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Portugal ranks 70th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.