Portugal vs Yemen: Annual change in primary energy use
Portugal
3.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Yemen
3.14 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Portugal rank
54th
Yemen rank
57th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Portugal
- Yemen
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.58 terawatt-hours against 3.14 terawatt-hours in Yemen, a difference of 0.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 57th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.88 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 5.99 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.7 terawatt-hours | -0.7721 terawatt-hours | 9.47 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | -1.04 terawatt-hours | 6.55 terawatt-hours | 7.59 terawatt-hours | Yemen |
| 2010s | -0.5382 terawatt-hours | -3.57 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | -8.13 terawatt-hours | -1.1 terawatt-hours | 7.03 terawatt-hours | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Portugal or Yemen?
- Portugal, at 3.58 terawatt-hours against 3.14 terawatt-hours in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Portugal and Yemen?
- 0.44 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Yemen?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Yemen rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Portugal ranks 54th and Yemen ranks 57th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.