Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Portugal
Portugal: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0153 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0153 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
109th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.46 tonnes per person
in 1999
All-time low
0.0051 tonnes per person
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Portugal, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Portugal is 0.0153 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 98.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Portugal peaked at 1.46 tonnes per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 tonnes per person, in 1870.
That places Portugal 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 emissions from coal in Portugal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | — |
| 1871 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +65.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1188 tonnes per person | +1310.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1646 tonnes per person | +38.6% |
| 1874 | 0.1198 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1875 | 0.2618 tonnes per person | +118.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1483 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1409 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1544 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 0.1906 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1915 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2259 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2371 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 0.2458 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1885 | 0.2254 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1886 | 0.2476 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1887 | 0.253 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 0.2708 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1889 | 0.3091 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1890 | 0.327 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1891 | 0.3368 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3235 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1893 | 0.2862 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1894 | 0.3345 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1895 | 0.3173 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1896 | 0.322 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 0.3357 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3828 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1899 | 0.3909 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4483 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1901 | 0.4272 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1902 | 0.4671 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1903 | 0.4433 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1904 | 0.452 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.4371 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4999 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1907 | 0.5404 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1908 | 0.5327 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1909 | 0.5377 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.5438 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.5231 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1912 | 0.6075 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1913 | 0.6351 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1914 | 0.5546 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1915 | 0.5046 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4867 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2624 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1774 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1919 | 0.3428 tonnes per person | +93.3% |
| 1920 | 0.3322 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1921 | 0.3416 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1922 | 0.4606 tonnes per person | +34.9% |
| 1923 | 0.4 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1924 | 0.4487 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1925 | 0.459 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.4502 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 0.5144 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1928 | 0.5454 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5351 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 0.5741 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1931 | 0.5085 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1932 | 0.4242 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4956 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1934 | 0.4926 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.509 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 0.4756 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1937 | 0.5705 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1938 | 0.4537 tonnes per person | -20.5% |
| 1939 | 0.524 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 1940 | 0.4042 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1941 | 0.3994 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1942 | 0.3551 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1943 | 0.3234 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1944 | 0.3501 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1945 | 0.3277 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1946 | 0.3237 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.4387 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1948 | 0.3876 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1949 | 0.4368 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1950 | 0.3791 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2622 tonnes per person | -30.8% |
| 1952 | 0.2386 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1953 | 0.2795 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2028 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1955 | 0.2566 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1956 | 0.2627 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.2829 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2775 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2959 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2663 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3083 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2933 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3306 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3582 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.359 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3655 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.321 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2936 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3119 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3471 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2695 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1862 tonnes per person | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2402 tonnes per person | +29.0% |
| 1974 | 0.197 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1784 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1413 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1328 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1768 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1979 | 0.174 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1666 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1449 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1617 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1597 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2872 tonnes per person | +79.8% |
| 1986 | 0.547 tonnes per person | +90.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6949 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7911 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9562 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9308 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6073 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8176 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9745 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.486 tonnes per person | -51.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2331 tonnes per person | -52.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0999 tonnes per person | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0153 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person, 6% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0153 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 tonnes per person | 0.1188 tonnes per person |
| 1875 | +118.6% | 0.1198 tonnes per person | 0.2618 tonnes per person |
| 1919 | +93.3% | 0.1774 tonnes per person | 0.3428 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1377 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.2618 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2397 tonnes per person | 0.1906 tonnes per person | 0.3091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3357 tonnes per person | 0.2862 tonnes per person | 0.3909 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4786 tonnes per person | 0.4272 tonnes per person | 0.5404 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4638 tonnes per person | 0.1774 tonnes per person | 0.6351 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4487 tonnes per person | 0.3322 tonnes per person | 0.5454 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5028 tonnes per person | 0.4242 tonnes per person | 0.5741 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3747 tonnes per person | 0.3234 tonnes per person | 0.4387 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2738 tonnes per person | 0.2028 tonnes per person | 0.3791 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3208 tonnes per person | 0.2663 tonnes per person | 0.3655 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2043 tonnes per person | 0.1328 tonnes per person | 0.3471 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4032 tonnes per person | 0.1223 tonnes per person | 0.9562 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.9308 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9398 tonnes per person | 0.486 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0769 tonnes per person | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0.2331 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Portugal
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- 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 emissions from coal in Portugal?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Portugal was 0.0153 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 tonnes per person in 1870.
- How does Portugal rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.