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Per capita methane emissions in Portugal

Portugal: Per capita methane emissions was 1.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.04
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
83rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.31
in 1999
All-time low
0.7483
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Portugal, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Portugal is 1.04, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Portugal peaked at 1.31 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7483, in 1850.

Portugal ranks 83rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Portugal, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.7483 —
1851 0.7509 +0.3%
1852 0.7531 +0.3%
1853 0.7551 +0.3%
1854 0.757 +0.3%
1855 0.7589 +0.2%
1856 0.7607 +0.2%
1857 0.7626 +0.2%
1858 0.7647 +0.3%
1859 0.7662 +0.2%
1860 0.7673 +0.1%
1861 0.7692 +0.3%
1862 0.7703 +0.1%
1863 0.7706 +0.0%
1864 0.7711 +0.1%
1865 0.7714 +0.0%
1866 0.7717 +0.0%
1867 0.7719 +0.0%
1868 0.772 +0.0%
1869 0.7724 +0.0%
1870 0.7733 +0.1%
1871 0.7732 -0.0%
1872 0.7817 +1.1%
1873 0.7853 +0.5%
1874 0.7817 -0.5%
1875 0.7929 +1.4%
1876 0.7923 -0.1%
1877 0.7838 -1.1%
1878 0.783 -0.1%
1879 0.7836 +0.1%
1880 0.7857 +0.3%
1881 0.7877 +0.3%
1882 0.7921 +0.6%
1883 0.794 +0.2%
1884 0.7957 +0.2%
1885 0.7951 -0.1%
1886 0.7977 +0.3%
1887 0.7989 +0.2%
1888 0.8011 +0.3%
1889 0.805 +0.5%
1890 0.8075 +0.3%
1891 0.808 +0.1%
1892 0.8069 -0.1%
1893 0.8041 -0.3%
1894 0.8079 +0.5%
1895 0.8065 -0.2%
1896 0.8068 +0.0%
1897 0.8079 +0.1%
1898 0.8115 +0.5%
1899 0.8119 +0.0%
1900 0.8158 +0.5%
1901 0.8148 -0.1%
1902 0.8182 +0.4%
1903 0.8165 -0.2%
1904 0.8172 +0.1%
1905 0.816 -0.1%
1906 0.8209 +0.6%
1907 0.8241 +0.4%
1908 0.8234 -0.1%
1909 0.8245 +0.1%
1910 0.8266 +0.3%
1911 0.8236 -0.4%
1912 0.8297 +0.7%
1913 0.8321 +0.3%
1914 0.8258 -0.7%
1915 0.822 -0.5%
1916 0.8207 -0.2%
1917 0.8033 -2.1%
1918 0.7966 -0.8%
1919 0.8083 +1.5%
1920 0.8047 -0.5%
1921 0.8055 +0.1%
1922 0.8138 +1.0%
1923 0.8066 -0.9%
1924 0.8078 +0.1%
1925 0.8058 -0.2%
1926 0.8023 -0.4%
1927 0.8046 +0.3%
1928 0.8042 -0.1%
1929 0.8003 -0.5%
1930 0.8002 -0.0%
1931 0.7953 -0.6%
1932 0.7888 -0.8%
1933 0.7943 +0.7%
1934 0.7939 -0.1%
1935 0.7949 +0.1%
1936 0.7929 -0.3%
1937 0.8011 +1.0%
1938 0.7923 -1.1%
1939 0.7986 +0.8%
1940 0.7903 -1.0%
1941 0.8019 +1.5%
1942 0.8102 +1.0%
1943 0.8208 +1.3%
1944 0.8356 +1.8%
1945 0.8471 +1.4%
1946 0.8602 +1.5%
1947 0.8826 +2.6%
1948 0.8907 +0.9%
1949 0.9067 +1.8%
1950 0.9153 +0.9%
1951 0.9128 -0.3%
1952 0.9203 +0.8%
1953 0.9348 +1.6%
1954 0.9414 +0.7%
1955 0.9579 +1.8%
1956 0.9709 +1.4%
1957 0.9844 +1.4%
1958 0.9933 +0.9%
1959 1 +1.1%
1960 1.01 +0.9%
1961 1.03 +1.1%
1962 1.04 +1.2%
1963 1.05 +1.6%
1964 1.07 +1.8%
1965 1.08 +0.7%
1966 1.09 +1.0%
1967 1.09 +0.2%
1968 1.1 +1.0%
1969 1.15 +4.2%
1970 1.18 +2.5%
1971 1.16 -1.3%
1972 1.16 -0.3%
1973 1.15 -0.6%
1974 1.1 -5.1%
1975 1.08 -1.2%
1976 1.04 -3.8%
1977 1.09 +4.8%
1978 1.13 +3.5%
1979 1.14 +0.7%
1980 1.16 +2.3%
1981 1.17 +0.5%
1982 1.19 +2.1%
1983 1.16 -2.9%
1984 1.1 -5.0%
1985 1.1 +0.2%
1986 1.12 +1.1%
1987 1.1 -1.3%
1988 1.1 +0.2%
1989 1.13 +2.6%
1990 1.15 +2.0%
1991 1.17 +1.0%
1992 1.17 +0.2%
1993 1.16 -0.8%
1994 1.24 +7.1%
1995 1.2 -3.0%
1996 1.26 +4.9%
1997 1.28 +1.2%
1998 1.3 +2.1%
1999 1.31 +0.5%
2000 1.23 -6.1%
2001 1.17 -5.0%
2002 1.17 -0.1%
2003 1.14 -2.2%
2004 1.1 -3.5%
2005 1.06 -4.1%
2006 1.08 +2.6%
2007 1.07 -1.7%
2008 1.01 -5.5%
2009 0.9851 -2.2%
2010 0.9666 -1.9%
2011 0.9696 +0.3%
2012 0.918 -5.3%
2013 0.8826 -3.9%
2014 0.891 +1.0%
2015 0.8966 +0.6%
2016 0.9158 +2.1%
2017 0.9674 +5.6%
2018 0.9717 +0.4%
2019 0.9869 +1.6%
2020 0.999 +1.2%
2021 1.01 +1.2%
2022 1.01 +0.2%
2023 1.03 +1.4%
2024 1.04 +1.1%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 1.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 1.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.7578 0.7483 0.7662 10
1860s 0.7708 0.7673 0.7724 10
1870s 0.7831 0.7732 0.7929 10
1880s 0.7953 0.7857 0.805 10
1890s 0.8079 0.8041 0.8119 10
1900s 0.8191 0.8148 0.8245 10
1910s 0.8189 0.7966 0.8321 10
1920s 0.8056 0.8003 0.8138 10
1930s 0.7952 0.7888 0.8011 10
1940s 0.8446 0.7903 0.9067 10
1950s 0.9535 0.9128 1 10
1960s 1.07 1.01 1.15 10
1970s 1.12 1.04 1.18 10
1980s 1.13 1.1 1.19 10
1990s 1.22 1.15 1.31 10
2000s 1.1 0.9851 1.23 10
2010s 0.9366 0.8826 0.9869 10
2020s 1.02 0.999 1.04 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 80 Slovakia 1.05 compare
  2. 81 Netherlands 1.05 compare
  3. 82 Djibouti 1.04 compare
  4. 84 Myanmar 1.04 compare
  5. 85 Serbia 1.02 compare
  6. 86 Cook Islands 1.02 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Portugal?
Per capita methane emissions in Portugal was 1.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 1999.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7483 in 1850.
How does Portugal rank for per capita methane emissions?
Portugal ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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