Share global food emissions in Portugal
Portugal: Share global food emissions was 0.1184 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.1184
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
91st
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.1588
in 2000
All-time low
0.1167
in 2014
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Portugal, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Portugal stood at 0.1184.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Portugal peaked at 0.1588 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1167, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 91st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.129 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1304 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1315 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1291 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1313 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1335 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1406 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1361 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1484 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1585 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1588 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1578 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1527 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1491 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1404 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1472 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.136 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1367 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1334 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1282 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1273 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1256 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.121 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1186 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1167 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1184 | +1.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1184 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1184 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1369 | 0.129 | 0.1585 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.144 | 0.1282 | 0.1588 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1213 | 0.1167 | 0.1273 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Portugal?
- Share global food emissions in Portugal was 0.1184 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1588 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1167 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for share global food emissions?
- Portugal ranks 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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