Per capita co2 fuel in Portugal
Portugal: Per capita co2 fuel was 2.36 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.36
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
75th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.16
in 2002
All-time low
0
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Per capita co2 fuel in Portugal, 1870–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 fuel in Portugal is 2.36, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 fuel in Portugal peaked at 4.16 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1870.
Portugal ranks 75th of 213 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 fuel in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0.0055 | — |
| 1883 | 0.0039 | -28.9% |
| 1884 | 0.0061 | +58.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0061 | -0.9% |
| 1886 | 0.006 | -0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.006 | -0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0059 | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 0.0066 | +11.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0073 | +10.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0072 | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0086 | +19.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0085 | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0092 | +7.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0084 | -8.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0077 | -9.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0083 | +8.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0083 | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0089 | +7.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0081 | -8.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0114 | +40.5% |
| 1902 | 0.01 | -12.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0119 | +18.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0098 | -17.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0104 | +5.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0103 | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0115 | +11.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0114 | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0113 | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0113 | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0112 | -0.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0112 | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0167 | +49.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0142 | -15.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0142 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0148 | +4.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0147 | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0055 | -62.6% |
| 1919 | 0.0158 | +187.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0151 | -4.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0102 | -32.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0196 | +92.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0294 | +49.7% |
| 1924 | 0.0313 | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0298 | -4.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0352 | +17.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0409 | +16.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0526 | +28.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0509 | -3.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0568 | +11.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0561 | -1.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0554 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0615 | +11.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0701 | +13.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0839 | +19.7% |
| 1936 | 0.0738 | -12.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0798 | +8.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0794 | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0847 | +6.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0876 | +3.4% |
| 1941 | 0.072 | -17.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0169 | -76.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0339 | +100.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0424 | +25.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0711 | +67.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1359 | +91.1% |
| 1947 | 0.212 | +56.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2175 | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 0.1936 | -11.0% |
| 1950 | 0.2546 | +31.5% |
| 1951 | 0.337 | +32.4% |
| 1952 | 0.3469 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3676 | +6.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4244 | +15.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4447 | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5022 | +12.9% |
| 1957 | 0.5519 | +9.9% |
| 1958 | 0.5242 | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.5492 | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 0.5926 | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 0.6439 | +8.7% |
| 1962 | 0.673 | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7148 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7889 | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8507 | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8726 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9779 | +12.1% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 1.24 | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 1.28 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.48 | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 1.74 | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 1.81 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.9 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.96 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.07 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.93 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 2.15 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 2.3 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 2.33 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.53 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 2.57 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.48 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.19 | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 2.23 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.16 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.2 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.86 | +29.9% |
| 1990 | 2.96 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.08 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.49 | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 3.26 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 3.25 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.45 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 3.27 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 3.47 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.91 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 3.96 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.88 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.16 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.76 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 3.79 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.95 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 3.37 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.24 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.04 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.96 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.44 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.47 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.47 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.53 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.23 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 2.29 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.39 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.42 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.36 | -2.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.36 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3, 72% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +187.6% | 0.0055 | 0.0158 |
| 1943 | +100.6% | 0.0169 | 0.0339 |
| 1922 | +92.2% | 0.0102 | 0.0196 |
| 1946 | +91.1% | 0.0711 | 0.1359 |
| 1942 | -76.6% | 0.072 | 0.0169 |
| 1918 | -62.6% | 0.0147 | 0.0055 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0046 | 0 | 0.0066 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0082 | 0.0072 | 0.0092 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0106 | 0.0081 | 0.0119 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.013 | 0.0055 | 0.0167 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0315 | 0.0102 | 0.0526 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0702 | 0.0554 | 0.0847 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1083 | 0.0169 | 0.2175 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4303 | 0.2546 | 0.5519 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8431 | 0.5926 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.28 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 2.16 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 | 2.96 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3.04 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.23 | 2.42 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 fuel in Portugal?
- Per capita co2 fuel in Portugal was 2.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 in 2002.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1870.
- How does Portugal rank for per capita co2 fuel?
- Portugal ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 fuel rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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