Per capita co2 by source in Portugal
Portugal: Per capita co2 by source was 0.0153 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0153
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
109th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.46
in 1999
All-time low
0.0051
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Per capita co2 by source in Portugal, 1870–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0153 for per capita co2 by source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 by source in Portugal peaked at 1.46 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0051, in 1870.
Portugal ranks 109th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 by source in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0051 | — |
| 1871 | 0.0084 | +65.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1188 | +1310.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1646 | +38.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1198 | -27.2% |
| 1875 | 0.2618 | +118.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2553 | -2.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1483 | -41.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1409 | -5.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1544 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1906 | +23.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1915 | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2259 | +18.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2371 | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 0.2458 | +3.7% |
| 1885 | 0.2254 | -8.3% |
| 1886 | 0.2476 | +9.9% |
| 1887 | 0.253 | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 0.2708 | +7.1% |
| 1889 | 0.3091 | +14.1% |
| 1890 | 0.327 | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 0.3368 | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3235 | -3.9% |
| 1893 | 0.2862 | -11.5% |
| 1894 | 0.3345 | +16.9% |
| 1895 | 0.3173 | -5.1% |
| 1896 | 0.322 | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 0.3357 | +4.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3828 | +14.1% |
| 1899 | 0.3909 | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4483 | +14.7% |
| 1901 | 0.4272 | -4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.4671 | +9.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4433 | -5.1% |
| 1904 | 0.452 | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4371 | -3.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4999 | +14.4% |
| 1907 | 0.5404 | +8.1% |
| 1908 | 0.5327 | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 0.5377 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5438 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.5231 | -3.8% |
| 1912 | 0.6075 | +16.1% |
| 1913 | 0.6351 | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 0.5546 | -12.7% |
| 1915 | 0.5046 | -9.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4867 | -3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2624 | -46.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1774 | -32.4% |
| 1919 | 0.3428 | +93.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3322 | -3.1% |
| 1921 | 0.3416 | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.4606 | +34.9% |
| 1923 | 0.4 | -13.2% |
| 1924 | 0.4487 | +12.2% |
| 1925 | 0.459 | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.4502 | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 0.5144 | +14.3% |
| 1928 | 0.5454 | +6.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5351 | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 0.5741 | +7.3% |
| 1931 | 0.5085 | -11.4% |
| 1932 | 0.4242 | -16.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4956 | +16.8% |
| 1934 | 0.4926 | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.509 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4756 | -6.6% |
| 1937 | 0.5705 | +20.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4537 | -20.5% |
| 1939 | 0.524 | +15.5% |
| 1940 | 0.4042 | -22.9% |
| 1941 | 0.3994 | -1.2% |
| 1942 | 0.3551 | -11.1% |
| 1943 | 0.3234 | -8.9% |
| 1944 | 0.3501 | +8.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3277 | -6.4% |
| 1946 | 0.3237 | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.4387 | +35.5% |
| 1948 | 0.3876 | -11.7% |
| 1949 | 0.4368 | +12.7% |
| 1950 | 0.3791 | -13.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2622 | -30.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2386 | -9.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2795 | +17.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2028 | -27.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2566 | +26.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2627 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2829 | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2775 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2959 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2663 | -10.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3083 | +15.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2933 | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3306 | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3582 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.359 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3655 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.321 | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2936 | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3119 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3471 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2695 | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1862 | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2402 | +29.0% |
| 1974 | 0.197 | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1784 | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1413 | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1328 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1768 | +33.1% |
| 1979 | 0.174 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1666 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1449 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1223 | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1617 | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1597 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2872 | +79.8% |
| 1986 | 0.547 | +90.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6949 | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7911 | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9562 | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.19 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.32 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 1.34 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.21 | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.46 | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.24 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9308 | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6073 | -40.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8176 | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9745 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.21 | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.486 | -51.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2331 | -52.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0999 | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 | -76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 | +20.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0153 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 6% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0153 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 by source in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | +1310.6% | 0.0084 | 0.1188 |
| 1875 | +118.6% | 0.1198 | 0.2618 |
| 1919 | +93.3% | 0.1774 | 0.3428 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1377 | 0.0051 | 0.2618 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2397 | 0.1906 | 0.3091 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3357 | 0.2862 | 0.3909 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4786 | 0.4272 | 0.5404 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4638 | 0.1774 | 0.6351 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4487 | 0.3322 | 0.5454 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5028 | 0.4242 | 0.5741 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3747 | 0.3234 | 0.4387 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2738 | 0.2028 | 0.3791 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3208 | 0.2663 | 0.3655 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2043 | 0.1328 | 0.3471 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4032 | 0.1223 | 0.9562 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.1 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.9308 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9398 | 0.486 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0769 | 0.0127 | 0.2331 | 5 |
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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 per capita co2 by source in Portugal?
- Per capita co2 by source in Portugal was 0.0153 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 by source recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 by source recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 in 1870.
- How does Portugal rank for per capita co2 by source?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 by source rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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