Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal
Portugal: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Portugal 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +100.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +53.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +41.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +96.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +70.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 8.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 4.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +100.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +96.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | +70.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +53.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +41.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Portugal?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Portugal ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.