Agriculture
In Portugal, the sector Agriculture was responsible for 8.62 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 15.3% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (8.5 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have increased by 1.4%. Under existing measures, emissions from this sector are projected to reach 8.0 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.
Sub-sectors
Enteric Fermentation
4.06 Mt CO₂eq
Agricultural Soils
1.94 Mt CO₂eq
Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing
1.36 Mt CO₂eq
Manure Management
1.04 Mt CO₂eq
Rice Cultivation
0.18 Mt CO₂eq
Urea Application
0.02 Mt CO₂eq
Liming
0.01 Mt CO₂eq
Field Burning of Agricultural Residues
0.01 Mt CO₂eq
Other Carbon-Containing Fertilizers
0.01 Mt CO₂eq
Prescribed Burning of Savannahs
0 Mt CO₂eq
Other
0 Mt CO₂eq