Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal
Portugal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.2% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal peaked at 0.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Portugal 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +28.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +145.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +90.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 21.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 13.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +145.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 38 Kuwait 0.3% compare
- 39 Vietnam 0.3% compare
- 40 Cameroon 0.3% compare
- 42 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 43 New Zealand 0.2% compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 0.2% compare
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal was 0.2% 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 flaring recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.