Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Portugal
Portugal: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 14.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Portugal, 1991β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal is 14.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal peaked at 22.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1991.
That places Portugal 123rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 1.0% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 14.0% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Standard Deviation 0.44 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 969,945 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3.65 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 28,002 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 8,251 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 473,567 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 582,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 659,862 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 681,792 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal was 14.4% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
- How does Portugal rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Portugal ranks 123rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.