EU Emission Tracker

Agriculture

In Portugal, the sector Agriculture was responsible for 8.66 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 15.5% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (8.52 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have increased by 1.6%. Under existing measures, emissions from this sector are projected to reach 7.0 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.

0 2 4 6 8Mt CO₂eq 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 PROJECTION (With Existing Measures)

Sub-sectors

47%

Enteric fermentation

4.06 Mt CO₂eq

 23%

Agricultural soils

1.98 Mt CO₂eq

 16%

Agriculture/forestry/fishing

1.36 Mt CO₂eq

 12%

Manure management

1.04 Mt CO₂eq

 2%

Rice Cultivation

0.17 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Urea Application

0.02 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Field burning of agricultural residues

0.01 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Liming

0.01 Mt CO₂eq

 <1%

Other Carbon-Containing Fertilizers

0.01 Mt CO₂eq

 0%

Prescribed Burning of Savannahs

0 Mt CO₂eq

 0%

Other

0 Mt CO₂eq