Environment in Portugal 56 indicators covering environment for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.1 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.2% 51st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 17.07 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.8% 50th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.7% 158th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.62 Mt CO2e 2024 down 70.0% 81st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 27.5% 90th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 35.56 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.4% 63rd Aquaculture production 24,332 metric tons 2024 up 114.6% 60th Capture fisheries production 237,008 metric tons 2024 up 29.0% 57th Total fisheries production 261,341 metric tons 2024 up 34.0% 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.8 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.4% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.56 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.2% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.04 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.8% 67th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.44 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.4% 61st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1.81 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.6% 100th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1346 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.5% 64th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0253 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.3% 84th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53.17 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.5% 75th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2735 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.6% 64th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1544 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.3% 59th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e 2024 down 33.1% 60th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.89 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.3% 96th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3994 Mt CO2e 2024 down 22.8% 84th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0581 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.2% 44th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0464 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.5% 50th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 19.7% 90th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.92 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.7% 91st Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.296 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.7% 88th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9579 Mt CO2e 2024 up 105.7% 104th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.5% 46th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0043 Mt CO2e 2024 down 2.3% 95th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.4 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.7% 94th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 3.32 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.4% 46th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0787 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 39.7% 149th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -18.9% 2024 down 318.0% 164th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -23.5% 2024 down 50.3% 180th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -7.8% 2024 down 165.9% 159th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.4% 2024 up 40.2% 123rd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.0083 Mt CO2e 2024 down 75.2% 103rd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 12.32 2022 down 30.4% 85th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0221 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.5% 23rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0023 Mt CO2e 2024 down 25.8% 62nd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 52.74 Mt CO2e 2023 down 16.3% 76th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -2.24 Mt CO2e 2023 down 40.4% 103rd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.1% 2021 down 23.4% 116th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 37.52 2022 up 68.4% 75th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1.44 Mt CO2e 2023 up 50.2% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.04 Mt CO2e 2023 down 13.4% 89th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.1075 Mt CO2e 2023 down 139.5% 146th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2022 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 166th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd