Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0035 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Portugal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Portugal is 0.0035 kt per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0059 kt per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kt per person, in 1961.
Portugal ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.001 kt per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 kt per person | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 kt per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 kt per person | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 kt per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.002 kt per person | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 kt per person | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 kt per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 kt per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0028 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 kt per person | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0028 kt per person | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.003 kt per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 kt per person | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 kt per person | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 kt per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 kt per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 kt per person | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 kt per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 kt per person | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 kt per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.005 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 kt per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 kt per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 kt per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 kt per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 kt per person | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 kt per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 kt per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 kt per person | -5.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0035 kt per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0054 kt per person, 65% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0035 kt per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0045 kt per person, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0016 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 kt per person | 0.0017 kt per person | 0.0023 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 kt per person | 0.0025 kt per person | 0.0039 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 kt per person | 0.0039 kt per person | 0.0058 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 kt per person | 0.0049 kt per person | 0.0059 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 kt per person | 0.0041 kt per person | 0.0048 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 kt per person | 0.0035 kt per person | 0.0037 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Portugal?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Portugal was 0.0035 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 kt per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per person in 1961.
- How does Portugal rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.