Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Portugal

Nitrous oxide emissions in Portugal in 2024 — 2.79 Mt. Ranked 95 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,134.1%.

2024 2.79 Mt −4.42% vs 2023
World rank 95of 201
Period maximum 4.99 Mt1979
Period minimum 0.23 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Portugal, 1850–20240246185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.23 Mt1853: 0.24 Mt1856: 0.25 Mt1859: 0.26 Mt1862: 0.26 Mt1865: 0.26 Mt1868: 0.26 Mt1871: 0.27 Mt1874: 0.31 Mt1877: 0.36 Mt1880: 0.4 Mt1883: 0.41 Mt1886: 0.42 Mt1889: 0.42 Mt1892: 0.47 Mt1895: 0.56 Mt1898: 0.63 Mt1901: 0.64 Mt1904: 0.62 Mt1907: 0.59 Mt1910: 0.58 Mt1913: 0.59 Mt1916: 0.61 Mt1919: 0.62 Mt1922: 0.64 Mt1925: 0.68 Mt1928: 0.72 Mt1931: 0.75 Mt1934: 0.81 Mt1937: 0.87 Mt1940: 0.93 Mt1943: 1.21 Mt1946: 1.75 Mt1949: 2.19 Mt1952: 2.34 Mt1955: 2.55 Mt1958: 2.8 Mt1961: 3.09 Mt1964: 3.6 Mt1967: 3.86 Mt1970: 3.73 Mt1973: 4.18 Mt1976: 3.95 Mt1979: 4.99 Mt1982: 4.26 Mt1985: 3.84 Mt1988: 3.74 Mt1991: 3.84 Mt1994: 3.69 Mt1997: 3.83 Mt2000: 3.9 Mt2003: 3.6 Mt2006: 3.44 Mt2009: 3.29 Mt2012: 3.24 Mt2015: 3.36 Mt2018: 3.34 Mt2021: 3.24 Mt2024: 2.79 Mt
Change over the period: +2.56 (+1,134.07%) Average annual rate: 1.45 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 2.79 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 469.71 Mt
Southern Europe computed 50.44 Mt
High-income countries computed 782.61 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 2.79 −0.13 −4.42%
2023 2.92 −0.07 −2.24%
2022 2.99 −0.26 −7.9%
2021 3.24 −0.09 −2.67%
2020 3.33 −0.05 −1.57%
2019 3.38 +0.05 +1.44%
2018 3.34 −0.15 −4.3%
2017 3.49 +0.13 +4%
2016 3.35 −0.01 −0.36%
2015 3.36 −0 −0.09%
2014 3.37 +0.11 +3.41%
2013 3.26 +0.02 +0.56%
2012 3.24 +0.13 +4.08%
2011 3.11 −0.29 −8.5%
2010 3.4 +0.11 +3.19%
2009 3.29 −0.2 −5.64%
2008 3.49 −0.09 −2.57%
2007 3.58 +0.14 +4.16%
2006 3.44 −0.11 −2.99%
2005 3.55 −0.01 −0.2%
2004 3.55 −0.05 −1.36%
2003 3.6 +0.03 +0.92%
2002 3.57 −0 −0.08%
2001 3.57 −0.33 −8.34%
2000 3.9 +0.01 +0.39%
1999 3.88 −0.02 −0.59%
1998 3.91 +0.07 +1.96%
1997 3.83 −0.04 −0.91%
1996 3.87 +0.05 +1.36%
1995 3.81 +0.13 +3.47%
1994 3.69 −0.01 −0.16%
1993 3.69 −0.1 −2.51%
1992 3.79 −0.06 −1.48%
1991 3.84 −0.07 −1.69%
1990 3.91 +0.01 +0.15%
1989 3.9 +0.16 +4.25%
1988 3.74 −0.2 −5.05%
1987 3.94 −0.11 −2.81%
1986 4.06 +0.22 +5.76%
1985 3.84 +0.1 +2.59%
1984 3.74 −0.51 −11.92%
1983 4.25 −0.02 −0.38%
1982 4.26 +0.09 +2.21%
1981 4.17 −0.02 −0.55%
1980 4.19 −0.8 −15.96%
1979 4.99 +0.08 +1.59%
1978 4.91 +0.65 +15.15%
1977 4.26 +0.32 +8%
1976 3.95 +0.1 +2.55%
1975 3.85 −0.09 −2.23%
1974 3.94 −0.25 −5.88%
1973 4.18 +0.1 +2.4%
1972 4.09 +0.45 +12.28%
1971 3.64 −0.09 −2.33%
1970 3.73 −0.33 −8.14%
1969 4.06 +0.14 +3.58%
1968 3.92 +0.06 +1.56%
1967 3.86 +0.29 +8.1%
1966 3.57 −0.03 −0.75%
1965 3.59 −0 −0.03%
1964 3.6 +0.22 +6.36%
1963 3.38 +0.27 +8.51%
1962 3.12 +0.03 +0.94%
1961 3.09 +0.11 +3.73%
1960 2.98 +0.09 +3.01%
1959 2.89 +0.09 +3.14%
1958 2.8 +0.09 +3.21%
1957 2.71 +0.09 +3.27%
1956 2.63 +0.08 +3.22%
1955 2.55 +0.08 +3.12%
1954 2.47 +0.07 +2.92%
1953 2.4 +0.06 +2.57%
1952 2.34 +0.05 +2.19%
1951 2.29 +0.04 +1.64%
1950 2.25 +0.06 +2.79%
1949 2.19 +0.11 +5.39%
1948 2.08 +0.15 +7.84%
1947 1.93 +0.18 +10.05%
1946 1.75 +0.19 +11.96%
1945 1.56 +0.19 +13.42%
1944 1.38 +0.17 +14.06%
1943 1.21 +0.14 +13.2%
1942 1.07 +0.1 +10.22%
1941 0.97 +0.04 +4.64%
1940 0.93 +0.01 +1.54%
1939 0.91 +0.02 +1.9%
1938 0.9 +0.02 +2.4%
1937 0.87 +0.02 +2.58%
1936 0.85 +0.02 +2.77%
1935 0.83 +0.02 +2.85%
1934 0.81 +0.02 +2.81%
1933 0.78 +0.02 +2.62%
1932 0.76 +0.02 +2.14%
1931 0.75 +0.01 +1.63%
1930 0.74 +0.01 +1.38%
1929 0.73 +0.01 +1.54%
1928 0.72 +0.01 +1.71%
1927 0.7 +0.01 +1.74%
1926 0.69 +0.01 +1.92%
1925 0.68 +0.01 +1.8%
1924 0.67 +0.01 +1.68%
1923 0.66 +0.01 +1.71%
1922 0.64 +0.01 +1.42%
1921 0.64 +0.01 +1.11%
1920 0.63 +0.01 +0.96%
1919 0.62 +0.01 +0.81%
1918 0.62 +0.01 +0.98%
1917 0.61 +0.01 +0.83%
1916 0.61 +0 +0.66%
1915 0.6 +0.01 +0.84%
1914 0.6 +0 +0.67%
1913 0.59 +0 +0.68%
1912 0.59 +0 +0.51%
1911 0.59 +0 +0.51%
1910 0.58 +0 +0.17%
1909 0.58 −0 −0.68%
1908 0.59 −0.01 −1.18%
1907 0.59 −0.01 −1.5%
1906 0.6 −0.01 −1.79%
1905 0.61 −0.01 −1.61%
1904 0.62 −0.01 −1.42%
1903 0.63 −0.01 −1.1%
1902 0.64 −0 −0.62%
1901 0.64 +0 +0.16%
1900 0.64 +0.01 +0.94%
1899 0.64 +0.01 +1.76%
1898 0.63 +0.02 +2.63%
1897 0.61 +0.02 +3.57%
1896 0.59 +0.02 +4.26%
1895 0.56 +0.03 +5.22%
1894 0.54 +0.03 +6.35%
1893 0.5 +0.04 +7.46%
1892 0.47 +0.04 +8.56%
1891 0.43 +0.04 +9.92%
1890 0.39 −0.03 −7.09%
1889 0.42 +0 +0.71%
1888 0.42 +0 +0.72%
1887 0.42 +0 +0.48%
1886 0.42 +0 +0.73%
1885 0.41 +0 +0.49%
1884 0.41 +0 +0.74%
1883 0.41 +0 +0.74%
1882 0.4 +0 +1%
1881 0.4 +0.01 +1.27%
1880 0.4 +0.01 +1.8%
1879 0.39 +0.01 +3.19%
1878 0.38 +0.02 +4.44%
1877 0.36 +0.02 +4.96%
1876 0.34 +0.02 +5.86%
1875 0.32 +0.02 +5.88%
1874 0.31 +0.02 +5.52%
1873 0.29 +0.01 +4.69%
1872 0.28 +0.01 +3.75%
1871 0.27 +0 +1.52%
1870 0.26 +0 +0.38%
1869 0.26 +0 +0%
1868 0.26 +0 +0.38%
1867 0.26 +0 +0.38%
1866 0.26 +0 +0%
1865 0.26 +0 +0.39%
1864 0.26 +0 +0%
1863 0.26 +0 +0.39%
1862 0.26 +0 +0.39%
1861 0.26 +0 +0%
1860 0.26 +0 +0.78%
1859 0.26 +0 +0.39%
1858 0.25 +0 +1.2%
1857 0.25 +0 +0.8%
1856 0.25 +0 +1.63%
1855 0.25 +0 +1.24%
1854 0.24 +0 +1.68%
1853 0.24 +0 +1.71%
1852 0.23 +0 +1.74%
1851 0.23 +0 +1.77%
1850 0.23 — —

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.