Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Portugal
Portugal: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was -4.96 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Portugal, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Portugal is -4.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 409.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Portugal peaked at 24.98 % change on previous year in 1989 and was at its lowest, -12.46 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 193rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1973 | 11.34 % change on previous year | +440.0% |
| 1974 | 0.269 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1975 | 7.41 % change on previous year | +2654.2% |
| 1976 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1977 | -0.896 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 1978 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -505.2% |
| 1979 | 11.17 % change on previous year | +207.6% |
| 1980 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1981 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +140.6% |
| 1982 | 6.3 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1983 | -3.01 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 1984 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1985 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +108.0% |
| 1986 | 14.33 % change on previous year | -397.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2865 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1988 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +1011.4% |
| 1989 | 24.98 % change on previous year | +684.6% |
| 1990 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1991 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +147.8% |
| 1993 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 1994 | 3 % change on previous year | -242.1% |
| 1995 | 6.89 % change on previous year | +129.9% |
| 1996 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1997 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -251.2% |
| 1998 | 8.26 % change on previous year | +69.6% |
| 1999 | 11.58 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 2000 | -0.7611 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 2001 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +52.8% |
| 2002 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -674.4% |
| 2003 | -7.29 % change on previous year | -209.1% |
| 2004 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
| 2005 | 5.06 % change on previous year | +80.3% |
| 2006 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -242.5% |
| 2007 | -2.55 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 2008 | -3.39 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 2009 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2010 | -8.96 % change on previous year | +588.5% |
| 2011 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2012 | -3.15 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2013 | -3.29 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2014 | -0.9722 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2015 | 8.5 % change on previous year | -974.0% |
| 2016 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 2017 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -494.7% |
| 2018 | -7.32 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
| 2019 | -9.16 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 2020 | -12.46 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 2021 | -4.14 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 2022 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 2023 | -5.69 % change on previous year | -413.8% |
| 2024 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's -4.96 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 % change on previous year. (76 countries reporting)
- Portugal's -4.96 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4113 % change on previous year, 12.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +2654.2% | 0.269 % change on previous year | 7.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.26 % change on previous year | -0.896 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.73 % change on previous year | -4.83 % change on previous year | 24.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.42 % change on previous year | -3.22 % change on previous year | 11.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.911 % change on previous year | -7.29 % change on previous year | 6.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.1 % change on previous year | -9.16 % change on previous year | 9.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.09 % change on previous year | -12.46 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 190 Slovakia -4.03 % change on previous year compare
- 191 United Kingdom -4.06 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Israel -4.65 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Finland -5.41 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Mozambique -5.66 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Azerbaijan -6.85 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7415 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Portugal?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Portugal was -4.96 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.98 % change on previous year in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.46 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Portugal ranks 193rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 409.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.