Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal
Portugal: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal peaked at 0.3% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 104 Mauritania 0.1% compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 106 Cuba 0.1% compare
- 108 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 109 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 110 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
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 nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Portugal ranks 107th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.