Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Portugal
Portugal: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -23.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Portugal, 1991–2024
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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal is -23.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -23.5%, in 2024.
That places Portugal 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.1% | — |
| 1992 | -2.0% | +78.8% |
| 1993 | -4.3% | +116.5% |
| 1994 | -4.1% | -6.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | -89.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -266.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -62.9% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +549.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +24.0% |
| 2001 | -5.3% | -381.8% |
| 2002 | -5.9% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | -5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | -5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | -6.0% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | -8.4% | +41.3% |
| 2007 | -8.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | -10.1% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | -14.6% | +44.3% |
| 2010 | -12.0% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | -18.0% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | -16.0% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | -16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -15.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -13.1% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | -12.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | -9.8% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | -11.0% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | -9.6% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | -11.4% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | -14.8% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | -19.7% | +32.8% |
| 2023 | -21.7% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | -23.5% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9% | -4.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | -6.8% | -14.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.4% | -18.0% | -9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.2% | -23.5% | -11.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.0172 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Portugal was -23.5% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.5% in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Portugal ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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 nitrous oxide (N2O), 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.