Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Portugal

Portugal: Production consumption carbon intensity energy was 0.1788 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1788
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
21st
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.2207
in 1995
All-time low
0.1788
in 2019
Years of data
25
1995–2019

Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Portugal, 1995–2019

00.050.10.150.21995200720191995: 0.2211996: 0.211997: 0.2161998: 0.2121999: 0.2092000: 0.2152001: 0.2092002: 0.2192003: 0.2122004: 0.2212005: 0.2162006: 0.2172007: 0.2072008: 0.2012009: 0.1962010: 0.1992011: 0.2052012: 0.2062013: 0.2082014: 0.2092015: 0.2032016: 0.1972017: 0.2072018: 0.1952019: 0.179

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.1788 for production consumption carbon intensity energy in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, production consumption carbon intensity energy in Portugal peaked at 0.2207 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1788, in 2019.

Portugal ranks 21st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2136 0.2089 0.2207 5
2000s 0.2113 0.1962 0.2205 10
2010s 0.2007 0.1788 0.2087 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 18 Bulgaria 0.1841 compare
  2. 19 Slovakia 0.1804 compare
  3. 20 India 0.1799 compare
  4. 22 United States 0.1784 compare
  5. 23 Spain 0.1757 compare
  6. 24 Brazil 0.1751 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is production consumption carbon intensity energy in Portugal?
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Portugal was 0.1788 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2207 in 1995.
What is the lowest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1788 in 2019.
How does Portugal rank for production consumption carbon intensity energy?
Portugal ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
Is production consumption carbon intensity energy rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Production consumption carbon intensity energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Production consumption carbon intensity energy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,063 data points, 1995–2019
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