Portugal Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
53,169,594
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−3.29%
decrease
Global Share
0.10%
Per Capita
5.27
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Portugal were 53,169,594 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −3.3% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −1,808,100 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 54,977,694 tons.
- Per capita: 5.27 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Portugal accounts for 0.10% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53,169,594 | 35,557,290 | 11,398,312 | 2,889,830 | 3,324,162 | 5.27 | −3.29% | 0.10% |
| 2023 | 54,977,694 | 37,411,351 | 11,314,425 | 2,956,314 | 3,295,603 | 5.44 | −4.08% | 0.10% |
| 2022 | 57,318,863 | 39,668,385 | 11,337,998 | 3,032,005 | 3,280,475 | 5.65 | 0.63% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 56,959,776 | 38,961,997 | 11,543,423 | 3,215,872 | 3,238,485 | 5.59 | −2.94% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 58,682,527 | 40,644,440 | 11,494,493 | 3,346,951 | 3,196,643 | 5.74 | −9.1% | 0.12% |
| 2019 | 64,560,440 | 46,427,923 | 11,484,854 | 3,412,573 | 3,235,090 | 6.3 | −6.27% | 0.13% |
| 2018 | 68,877,585 | 51,107,816 | 11,295,251 | 3,362,850 | 3,111,667 | 6.69 | −5.41% | 0.14% |
| 2017 | 72,819,673 | 55,143,593 | 11,264,466 | 3,407,406 | 3,004,208 | 7.05 | 7.49% | 0.15% |
| 2016 | 67,744,763 | 50,522,967 | 11,084,659 | 3,310,323 | 2,826,815 | 6.53 | −1.62% | 0.14% |
| 2015 | 68,861,094 | 51,721,508 | 11,161,219 | 3,280,940 | 2,697,428 | 6.61 | 6.9% | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 64,413,545 | 47,670,821 | 10,987,410 | 3,186,609 | 2,568,706 | 6.15 | −0.35% | 0.13% |
| 2013 | 64,637,774 | 48,138,773 | 10,875,210 | 3,166,869 | 2,456,922 | 6.14 | −2.44% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 66,253,223 | 49,778,686 | 10,999,965 | 3,170,694 | 2,303,877 | 6.26 | −2.18% | 0.14% |
| 2011 | 67,732,299 | 51,397,704 | 11,073,877 | 3,096,875 | 2,163,842 | 6.37 | −2.57% | 0.14% |
| 2010 | 69,518,998 | 53,248,469 | 10,929,533 | 3,323,697 | 2,017,298 | 6.53 | −7.25% | 0.15% |
| 2009 | 74,956,551 | 58,490,290 | 11,359,622 | 3,226,951 | 1,879,687 | 7.03 | −1.11% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 75,795,571 | 59,261,707 | 11,441,043 | 3,395,713 | 1,697,107 | 7.12 | −3.03% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 78,163,551 | 61,338,135 | 11,890,534 | 3,462,347 | 1,472,536 | 7.35 | −2.17% | 0.18% |
| 2006 | 79,900,310 | 62,943,452 | 12,229,078 | 3,457,574 | 1,270,205 | 7.54 | −5.69% | 0.19% |
| 2005 | 84,724,819 | 67,831,629 | 12,114,932 | 3,550,773 | 1,227,484 | 8.02 | 4.31% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 81,225,425 | 64,565,700 | 12,018,459 | 3,572,560 | 1,068,705 | 7.71 | 2.55% | 0.20% |
| 2003 | 79,201,878 | 62,803,443 | 11,882,750 | 3,561,653 | 954,032 | 7.55 | −5.67% | 0.21% |
| 2002 | 83,963,553 | 67,738,427 | 11,837,447 | 3,554,105 | 833,574 | 8.04 | 5.62% | 0.23% |
| 2001 | 79,493,147 | 63,497,809 | 11,700,817 | 3,576,948 | 717,573 | 7.64 | −1.34% | 0.22% |
| 2000 | 80,571,567 | 64,244,824 | 11,873,701 | 3,847,625 | 605,417 | 7.78 | −0.23% | 0.23% |
| 1999 | 80,757,749 | 64,737,500 | 11,675,296 | 3,833,861 | 511,092 | 7.83 | 9.76% | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 73,579,773 | 58,019,506 | 11,308,871 | 3,840,260 | 411,136 | 7.16 | 6.88% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 68,840,321 | 53,594,646 | 11,129,473 | 3,786,506 | 329,696 | 6.73 | 4.17% | 0.20% |
| 1996 | 66,087,473 | 51,106,995 | 10,917,325 | 3,803,142 | 260,012 | 6.48 | −2.01% | 0.19% |
| 1995 | 67,442,858 | 52,806,933 | 10,657,462 | 3,760,768 | 217,695 | 6.64 | 5.37% | 0.20% |
| 1994 | 64,008,723 | 49,402,413 | 10,876,569 | 3,623,669 | 106,072 | 6.34 | 3.49% | 0.20% |
| 1993 | 61,851,121 | 47,964,827 | 10,190,849 | 3,612,580 | 82,865 | 6.15 | −1.78% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 62,972,137 | 48,998,607 | 10,206,091 | 3,700,930 | 66,509 | 6.29 | 6.45% | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 59,157,144 | 45,304,620 | 10,068,926 | 3,734,320 | 49,278 | 5.93 | 2.64% | 0.18% |
| 1990 | 57,636,872 | 43,861,385 | 9,966,162 | 3,776,660 | 32,665 | 5.79 | 2.88% | 0.18% |
| 1989 | 56,022,955 | 42,389,899 | 9,742,515 | 3,781,612 | 108,930 | 5.63 | 19.02% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 47,068,365 | 33,917,027 | 9,431,457 | 3,622,866 | 97,016 | 4.73 | 1.95% | 0.15% |
| 1987 | 46,167,772 | 32,870,403 | 9,401,639 | 3,807,663 | 88,067 | 4.63 | −0.1% | 0.15% |
| 1986 | 46,213,492 | 32,776,540 | 9,433,942 | 3,926,140 | 76,870 | 4.63 | 10.76% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 41,724,973 | 28,668,128 | 9,299,743 | 3,707,718 | 49,384 | 4.18 | −3.13% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 43,072,460 | 30,121,578 | 9,284,147 | 3,624,035 | 42,699 | 4.32 | −3.9% | 0.15% |
| 1983 | 44,820,566 | 30,836,851 | 9,865,208 | 4,069,362 | 49,145 | 4.5 | −2.62% | 0.16% |
| 1982 | 46,028,195 | 31,795,225 | 10,072,246 | 4,112,061 | 48,663 | 4.64 | 5.44% | 0.17% |
| 1981 | 43,651,628 | 29,909,549 | 9,878,542 | 3,815,469 | 48,067 | 4.42 | 4.25% | 0.16% |
| 1980 | 41,872,023 | 28,230,162 | 9,748,640 | 3,849,250 | 43,971 | 4.27 | 0.73% | 0.15% |
| 1979 | 41,567,011 | 27,549,080 | 9,359,691 | 4,617,166 | 41,074 | 4.28 | 7.87% | 0.14% |
| 1978 | 38,533,338 | 24,781,607 | 9,188,486 | 4,531,352 | 31,893 | 4.01 | 5.53% | 0.14% |
| 1977 | 36,513,219 | 23,913,381 | 8,675,446 | 3,899,027 | 25,365 | 3.85 | 1.6% | 0.13% |
| 1976 | 35,936,851 | 24,129,635 | 8,199,753 | 3,586,911 | 20,553 | 3.84 | 3.64% | 0.14% |
| 1975 | 34,673,725 | 22,822,763 | 8,343,717 | 3,492,220 | 15,024 | 3.76 | 4.78% | 0.14% |
| 1974 | 33,092,859 | 21,248,694 | 8,334,209 | 3,504,104 | 5,851 | 3.64 | −1.68% | 0.13% |
| 1973 | 33,657,267 | 21,191,713 | 8,609,970 | 3,849,732 | 5,851 | 3.76 | 7.69% | 0.13% |
| 1972 | 31,253,847 | 19,033,051 | 8,481,684 | 3,733,261 | 5,851 | 3.54 | 2.4% | 0.13% |
| 1971 | 30,522,328 | 18,641,563 | 8,368,402 | 3,506,512 | 5,851 | 3.49 | 3.03% | 0.13% |
| 1970 | 29,625,411 | 17,486,951 | 8,480,972 | 3,651,637 | 5,851 | 3.4 | – | 0.13% |
See also
- Portugal CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Portugal
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).