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Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal

Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
66th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1999
All-time low
0.0%
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal, 1870–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1870.

That places Portugal 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 155 years of available data.

Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal, year by year

Year % Change
1870 0.0% —
1871 0.0% +56.8%
1872 0.1% +1182.3%
1873 0.1% +31.2%
1874 0.1% -21.9%
1875 0.2% +103.1%
1876 0.2% -3.2%
1877 0.1% -42.7%
1878 0.1% -5.1%
1879 0.1% +3.0%
1880 0.1% +10.1%
1881 0.1% -2.2%
1882 0.1% +15.3%
1883 0.1% -1.2%
1884 0.1% +4.2%
1885 0.1% -8.0%
1886 0.1% +8.9%
1887 0.1% -1.9%
1888 0.1% -2.7%
1889 0.1% +14.9%
1890 0.1% -1.8%
1891 0.1% -1.0%
1892 0.1% -3.5%
1893 0.1% -9.5%
1894 0.1% +13.4%
1895 0.1% -9.9%
1896 0.1% -1.3%
1897 0.1% +0.3%
1898 0.1% +8.6%
1899 0.1% -5.7%
1900 0.1% +9.3%
1901 0.1% -6.1%
1902 0.1% +7.0%
1903 0.1% -11.7%
1904 0.1% +1.2%
1905 0.1% -8.3%
1906 0.1% +10.1%
1907 0.1% -4.3%
1908 0.1% +3.5%
1909 0.1% -2.4%
1910 0.1% -3.1%
1911 0.1% -4.7%
1912 0.1% +10.6%
1913 0.1% -2.5%
1914 0.1% -3.6%
1915 0.1% -7.1%
1916 0.1% -10.3%
1917 0.0% -47.0%
1918 0.0% -32.9%
1919 0.1% +127.1%
1920 0.1% -16.4%
1921 0.1% +16.2%
1922 0.1% +31.6%
1923 0.1% -20.2%
1924 0.1% +12.7%
1925 0.1% +2.3%
1926 0.1% +2.2%
1927 0.1% +6.1%
1928 0.1% +10.4%
1929 0.1% -7.4%
1930 0.1% +18.0%
1931 0.1% +1.4%
1932 0.1% -4.2%
1933 0.1% +12.0%
1934 0.1% -5.8%
1935 0.1% +1.9%
1936 0.1% -14.0%
1937 0.1% +11.8%
1938 0.1% -11.2%
1939 0.1% +9.2%
1940 0.1% -24.9%
1941 0.1% -5.2%
1942 0.1% -19.7%
1943 0.1% -4.6%
1944 0.1% +8.5%
1945 0.1% +23.8%
1946 0.1% +8.5%
1947 0.1% +27.1%
1948 0.1% -10.1%
1949 0.1% +10.0%
1950 0.1% -10.7%
1951 0.1% -10.8%
1952 0.1% -2.1%
1953 0.1% +7.8%
1954 0.1% -4.3%
1955 0.1% +1.8%
1956 0.1% +4.1%
1957 0.1% +5.2%
1958 0.1% -5.6%
1959 0.1% +0.4%
1960 0.1% -2.9%
1961 0.1% +10.2%
1962 0.1% -1.2%
1963 0.1% +2.3%
1964 0.1% +4.3%
1965 0.1% +0.7%
1966 0.1% -2.6%
1967 0.1% +1.5%
1968 0.1% -0.6%
1969 0.1% +5.3%
1970 0.1% -3.6%
1971 0.1% +3.3%
1972 0.1% +6.8%
1973 0.1% +3.5%
1974 0.1% +4.0%
1975 0.1% +3.1%
1976 0.1% -0.2%
1977 0.1% -1.5%
1978 0.1% -3.6%
1979 0.1% +7.3%
1980 0.1% +8.3%
1981 0.1% +3.7%
1982 0.2% +8.3%
1983 0.2% +2.2%
1984 0.1% -6.5%
1985 0.1% -9.0%
1986 0.1% +9.8%
1987 0.1% -0.0%
1988 0.1% +0.5%
1989 0.2% +23.8%
1990 0.2% +8.4%
1991 0.2% +1.4%
1992 0.2% +12.0%
1993 0.2% -3.9%
1994 0.2% +0.6%
1995 0.2% +6.0%
1996 0.2% -7.8%
1997 0.2% +4.9%
1998 0.2% +8.7%
1999 0.3% +10.5%
2000 0.3% -4.6%
2001 0.3% -1.2%
2002 0.3% +4.4%
2003 0.2% -12.0%
2004 0.2% +0.9%
2005 0.2% +0.0%
2006 0.2% -9.9%
2007 0.2% -6.6%
2008 0.2% -5.5%
2009 0.2% -3.1%
2010 0.2% -12.5%
2011 0.2% -5.4%
2012 0.1% -4.9%
2013 0.1% -4.5%
2014 0.1% -1.0%
2015 0.1% +9.1%
2016 0.1% -3.7%
2017 0.2% +7.9%
2018 0.1% -8.9%
2019 0.1% -8.2%
2020 0.1% -7.5%
2021 0.1% -7.9%
2022 0.1% -0.7%
2023 0.1% -9.0%
2024 0.1% -6.8%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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.

YearChange FromTo
1872 +1182.3% 0.0% 0.1%
1919 +127.1% 0.0% 0.1%
1875 +103.1% 0.1% 0.2%
1871 +56.8% 0.0% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 10
1880s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1890s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1900s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1910s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
1920s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1930s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1940s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1950s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 63 Bahrain 0.1% compare
  2. 64 Sweden 0.1% compare
  3. 65 Norway 0.1% compare
  4. 67 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
  5. 68 Hong Kong 0.1% compare
  6. 69 Ireland 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal?
Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Portugal was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1870.
How does Portugal rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
Portugal ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.