Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Portugal
Portugal: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.13 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
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Portugal is 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Portugal peaked at 0.487 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
That places Portugal 55th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 0.487 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.451 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.444 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.447 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.464 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.428 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.411 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.412 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.379 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.383 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.37 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.322 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.282 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.272 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.248 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.247 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.228 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.222 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.229 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.209 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.216 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.196 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.173 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.159 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.144 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4586 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.444 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.487 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3559 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.272 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.428 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2217 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.173 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1443 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.159 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 52 Romania 0.137 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 53 Belgium 0.133 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 54 Spain 0.131 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 56 Italy 0.129 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 57 Costa Rica 0.128 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 58 Malta 0.119 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 0.13 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 0.487 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 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Portugal ranks 55th 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 47.4%. 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 — Production-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