Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Portugal

Portugal: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 11.65 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
11.65
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
62nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
279.83
in 2017
All-time low
0.2092
in 2008
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Portugal, 1990–2019

01002003001990200420191990: 41.91991: 41.91992: 41.91993: 41.91994: 41.91995: 41.91996: 117.81997: 66.81998: 101.11999: 77.12000: 55.72001: 2.32002: 102003: 64.22004: 3.12005: 63.32006: 10.72007: 1.32008: 0.2092009: 3.32010: 12.12011: 3.92012: 8.42013: 13.82014: 1.12015: 10.82016: 71.92017: 279.82018: 15.32019: 11.6

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Portugal stood at 11.65.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 255.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Portugal peaked at 279.83 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2092, in 2008.

That places Portugal 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Portugal, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 41.91 —
1991 41.91 +0.0%
1992 41.91 +0.0%
1993 41.91 +0.0%
1994 41.91 +0.0%
1995 41.91 +0.0%
1996 117.85 +181.2%
1997 66.82 -43.3%
1998 101.14 +51.4%
1999 77.1 -23.8%
2000 55.75 -27.7%
2001 2.3 -95.9%
2002 9.98 +333.4%
2003 64.21 +543.6%
2004 3.07 -95.2%
2005 63.27 +1961.6%
2006 10.74 -83.0%
2007 1.33 -87.7%
2008 0.2092 -84.2%
2009 3.28 +1467.4%
2010 12.07 +268.1%
2011 3.91 -67.6%
2012 8.44 +116.1%
2013 13.81 +63.7%
2014 1.12 -91.9%
2015 10.81 +868.8%
2016 71.92 +565.1%
2017 279.83 +289.1%
2018 15.34 -94.5%
2019 11.65 -24.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +1961.6% 3.07 63.27
2009 +1467.4% 0.2092 3.28
2015 +868.8% 1.12 10.81

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.44 41.91 117.85 10
2000s 21.41 0.2092 64.21 10
2010s 42.89 1.12 279.83 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 59 Algeria 14.5 compare
  2. 60 Panama 14 compare
  3. 61 Eswatini 13.49 compare
  4. 63 Ghana 11.44 compare
  5. 64 Bangladesh 11.4 compare
  6. 65 Spain 11.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Portugal?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Portugal was 11.65 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 279.83 in 2017.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2092 in 2008.
How does Portugal rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?
Portugal ranks 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 255.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).