Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Portugal
Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Portugal, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.1% for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Portugal peaked at 0.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1928.
That places Portugal 58th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Portugal
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 10.80 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 6.64 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.41 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.77 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.41 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.41 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Portugal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement 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 from cement recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1928.
- How does Portugal rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Portugal ranks 58th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.