Drained organic soils — Emissions in Portugal
Portugal: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.1554 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
In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Portugal stood at 0.1554 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Portugal peaked at 0.1754 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1554 kt, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 61st 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 | 0.1754 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1754 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1754 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1752 kt | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1751 kt | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1747 kt | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1747 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1745 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1745 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1707 kt | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1697 kt | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1693 kt | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1695 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1694 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1708 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1704 kt | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1701 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1697 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1694 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1688 kt | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1691 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1685 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1684 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1677 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1664 kt | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.166 kt | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1623 kt | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1617 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1593 kt | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1581 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1577 kt | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1569 kt | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1554 kt | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1554 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1554 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1746 kt | 0.1707 kt | 0.1754 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1697 kt | 0.1688 kt | 0.1708 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1648 kt | 0.1581 kt | 0.1691 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1562 kt | 0.1554 kt | 0.1577 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 58 Thailand 0.1733 kt compare
- 59 South Africa 0.1729 kt compare
- 60 Faroe Islands 0.1687 kt compare
- 62 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.1471 kt compare
- 63 Belgium 0.1378 kt compare
- 64 Malawi 0.1299 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 0.1554 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 0.1754 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1554 kt in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Portugal ranks 61st 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 6.6%. 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 (N2O). 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.