Total greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal

Portugal emitted 53.2 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1988.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Portugal, 2024 53.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −3.3% 2023: 55.0 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 75th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalEuropean Union
2024 53.2 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 55.0 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 57.3 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 57.0 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 58.7 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 64.6 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 68.9 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 72.8 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 67.7 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 68.9 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 64.4 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 64.6 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 66.3 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 67.7 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 69.5 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 75.0 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 75.8 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 78.2 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 79.9 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 84.7 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 81.2 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 79.2 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 84.0 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 79.5 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 80.6 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.3% from 55.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 64.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −17.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 75th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Portugal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database