Total greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal

Portugal emitted 51.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Portugal, 2024 51.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −3.0% 2023: 53.1 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 15th of 31 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (Eurostat) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalEuropean Union
2024 51.5 Mt CO2e 3,017.2 Mt CO2e
2023 53.1 Mt CO2e 3,088.3 Mt CO2e
2022 56.1 Mt CO2e 3,359.6 Mt CO2e
2021 56.0 Mt CO2e 3,452.7 Mt CO2e
2020 57.3 Mt CO2e 3,280.9 Mt CO2e
2019 63.5 Mt CO2e 3,574.5 Mt CO2e
2018 67.0 Mt CO2e 3,732.8 Mt CO2e
2017 70.8 Mt CO2e 3,821.2 Mt CO2e
2016 65.6 Mt CO2e 3,796.9 Mt CO2e
2015 67.5 Mt CO2e 3,794.3 Mt CO2e
2014 63.3 Mt CO2e 3,750.3 Mt CO2e
2013 63.4 Mt CO2e 3,895.3 Mt CO2e
2012 65.3 Mt CO2e 3,979.9 Mt CO2e
2011 67.5 Mt CO2e 4,051.8 Mt CO2e
2010 68.9 Mt CO2e 4,168.8 Mt CO2e
2009 73.2 Mt CO2e 4,091.3 Mt CO2e
2008 76.3 Mt CO2e 4,391.1 Mt CO2e
2007 78.8 Mt CO2e 4,487.2 Mt CO2e
2006 81.1 Mt CO2e 4,539.9 Mt CO2e
2005 86.0 Mt CO2e 4,537.1 Mt CO2e
2004 84.1 Mt CO2e 4,562.0 Mt CO2e
2003 81.0 Mt CO2e 4,559.1 Mt CO2e
2002 86.1 Mt CO2e 4,483.3 Mt CO2e
2001 81.7 Mt CO2e 4,496.1 Mt CO2e
2000 82.1 Mt CO2e 4,448.8 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0% from 53.1 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 63.3 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −18.6%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 15th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,017.2 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
env_air_gge · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MIO_T airpol=GHG src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Portugal
Provider update
2 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat