Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Portugal
Portugal: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Portugal, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2022, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Portugal stood at 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Portugal peaked at 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 58th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.596 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.553 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.557 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.593 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.551 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.523 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.486 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.496 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.475 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.41 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.385 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.367 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.334 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.31 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.293 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.27 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.244 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.241 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.238 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.219 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.224 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.213 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.176 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5836 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.553 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4563 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.334 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.551 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2442 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.19 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.31 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1737 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.185 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 55 Spain 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 55 Switzerland 0.166 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 57 Hong Kong 0.161 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 59 France 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 60 Denmark 0.149 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 61 Singapore 0.148 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 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 greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Portugal?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Portugal was 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.619 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions