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Share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal

Portugal: Share global cumulative co2 coal was 0.0767 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0767
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
50th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0984
in 1915
All-time low
0.0002
in 1870
Years of data
155
1870–2024

Share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal, 1870–2024

00.020.040.060.080.1187019472024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal is 0.0767, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal peaked at 0.0984 in 1915 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1870.

Portugal ranks 50th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal, year by year

Year Value Change
1870 0.0002 —
1871 0.0005 +154.4%
1872 0.0045 +839.8%
1873 0.0096 +114.3%
1874 0.0129 +34.6%
1875 0.0201 +56.3%
1876 0.0266 +32.1%
1877 0.0295 +11.2%
1878 0.0321 +8.6%
1879 0.0347 +8.2%
1880 0.0379 +9.1%
1881 0.0408 +7.6%
1882 0.0441 +8.2%
1883 0.0473 +7.3%
1884 0.0505 +6.6%
1885 0.053 +4.9%
1886 0.0557 +5.2%
1887 0.0583 +4.6%
1888 0.0608 +4.3%
1889 0.0638 +4.9%
1890 0.0667 +4.5%
1891 0.0694 +4.1%
1892 0.0717 +3.3%
1893 0.0733 +2.2%
1894 0.0754 +2.9%
1895 0.077 +2.1%
1896 0.0785 +1.9%
1897 0.0799 +1.8%
1898 0.0817 +2.2%
1899 0.0832 +1.8%
1900 0.0851 +2.3%
1901 0.0866 +1.7%
1902 0.0884 +2.0%
1903 0.0895 +1.2%
1904 0.0906 +1.2%
1905 0.0912 +0.7%
1906 0.0923 +1.2%
1907 0.0932 +1.0%
1908 0.0942 +1.1%
1909 0.0951 +0.9%
1910 0.0957 +0.7%
1911 0.0961 +0.4%
1912 0.097 +0.9%
1913 0.0977 +0.7%
1914 0.0982 +0.5%
1915 0.0984 +0.2%
1916 0.0982 -0.2%
1917 0.0963 -1.9%
1918 0.0942 -2.3%
1919 0.0936 -0.6%
1920 0.0927 -1.0%
1921 0.0923 -0.4%
1922 0.0926 +0.3%
1923 0.0922 -0.4%
1924 0.0921 -0.1%
1925 0.0921 +0.0%
1926 0.0922 +0.1%
1927 0.0924 +0.2%
1928 0.0929 +0.5%
1929 0.0931 +0.3%
1930 0.0938 +0.7%
1931 0.0944 +0.7%
1932 0.0948 +0.4%
1933 0.0956 +0.7%
1934 0.0961 +0.6%
1935 0.0966 +0.6%
1936 0.0968 +0.2%
1937 0.0974 +0.6%
1938 0.0976 +0.2%
1939 0.098 +0.4%
1940 0.0976 -0.4%
1941 0.0971 -0.4%
1942 0.0965 -0.6%
1943 0.0958 -0.7%
1944 0.0953 -0.5%
1945 0.0952 -0.1%
1946 0.0949 -0.3%
1947 0.095 +0.1%
1948 0.0948 -0.2%
1949 0.095 +0.2%
1950 0.0947 -0.3%
1951 0.0939 -0.9%
1952 0.0931 -0.9%
1953 0.0924 -0.7%
1954 0.0915 -1.0%
1955 0.0906 -0.9%
1956 0.0898 -0.9%
1957 0.089 -0.9%
1958 0.0883 -0.9%
1959 0.0875 -0.8%
1960 0.0866 -1.0%
1961 0.086 -0.7%
1962 0.0854 -0.8%
1963 0.0848 -0.6%
1964 0.0843 -0.6%
1965 0.0839 -0.6%
1966 0.0834 -0.5%
1967 0.0829 -0.7%
1968 0.0822 -0.8%
1969 0.0816 -0.8%
1970 0.081 -0.7%
1971 0.0803 -0.9%
1972 0.0793 -1.2%
1973 0.0785 -1.0%
1974 0.0776 -1.1%
1975 0.0767 -1.2%
1976 0.0757 -1.4%
1977 0.0746 -1.4%
1978 0.0737 -1.2%
1979 0.0727 -1.3%
1980 0.0718 -1.3%
1981 0.0708 -1.4%
1982 0.0698 -1.4%
1983 0.0688 -1.3%
1984 0.0679 -1.4%
1985 0.0672 -1.0%
1986 0.0672 -0.0%
1987 0.0675 +0.4%
1988 0.068 +0.7%
1989 0.0688 +1.2%
1990 0.0699 +1.7%
1991 0.0712 +1.8%
1992 0.0725 +1.8%
1993 0.0739 +1.9%
1994 0.0753 +2.0%
1995 0.077 +2.2%
1996 0.0784 +1.8%
1997 0.0797 +1.7%
1998 0.0808 +1.3%
1999 0.0823 +1.9%
2000 0.0837 +1.7%
2001 0.0846 +1.1%
2002 0.0856 +1.2%
2003 0.0864 +0.8%
2004 0.087 +0.8%
2005 0.0876 +0.6%
2006 0.088 +0.5%
2007 0.088 +0.0%
2008 0.0877 -0.3%
2009 0.0876 -0.1%
2010 0.0867 -1.0%
2011 0.0861 -0.7%
2012 0.0858 -0.3%
2013 0.0855 -0.4%
2014 0.0851 -0.4%
2015 0.0851 +0.0%
2016 0.0849 -0.2%
2017 0.0849 +0.0%
2018 0.0846 -0.3%
2019 0.0837 -1.1%
2020 0.0825 -1.4%
2021 0.0811 -1.7%
2022 0.0796 -1.9%
2023 0.0781 -1.9%
2024 0.0767 -1.8%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.0767 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0441, 1.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.0767 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0867, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global cumulative co2 coal 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 +839.8% 0.0005 0.0045
1871 +154.4% 0.0002 0.0005
1873 +114.3% 0.0045 0.0096
1875 +56.3% 0.0129 0.0201
1874 +34.6% 0.0096 0.0129
1876 +32.1% 0.0201 0.0266

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.0171 0.0002 0.0347 10
1880s 0.0512 0.0379 0.0638 10
1890s 0.0757 0.0667 0.0832 10
1900s 0.0906 0.0851 0.0951 10
1910s 0.0966 0.0936 0.0984 10
1920s 0.0925 0.0921 0.0931 10
1930s 0.0961 0.0938 0.098 10
1940s 0.0957 0.0948 0.0976 10
1950s 0.0911 0.0875 0.0947 10
1960s 0.0841 0.0816 0.0866 10
1970s 0.077 0.0727 0.081 10
1980s 0.0688 0.0672 0.0718 10
1990s 0.0761 0.0699 0.0823 10
2000s 0.0866 0.0837 0.088 10
2010s 0.0852 0.0837 0.0867 10
2020s 0.0796 0.0767 0.0825 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 47 Colombia 0.0973 compare
  2. 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0967 compare
  3. 49 Mongolia 0.0847 compare
  4. 51 New Zealand 0.0761 compare
  5. 52 Zimbabwe 0.0759 compare
  6. 53 Norway 0.0739 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal?
Share global cumulative co2 coal in Portugal was 0.0767 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global cumulative co2 coal recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0984 in 1915.
What is the lowest share global cumulative co2 coal recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1870.
How does Portugal rank for share global cumulative co2 coal?
Portugal ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global cumulative co2 coal rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Share global cumulative co2 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global cumulative co2 coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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