Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, IDA total or Portugal?

Portugal, at 17.6% against 5.6% in IDA total as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Portugal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Portugal: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)

IDA total

5.6%

in 2024

Portugal

17.6%

in 2024

IDA total rank

28th

Portugal rank

29th

Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) over time

IDA total
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 17.6% against 5.6% in IDA total, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.1 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

IDA total ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 29th of 46 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.0%	4.6%	1.6%	Portugal
2000s	3.2%	4.8%	1.6%	Portugal
2010s	4.0%	10.4%	6.4%	Portugal
2020s	5.2%	13.9%	8.7%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, IDA total or Portugal?: Portugal, at 17.6% against 5.6% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between IDA total and Portugal?: 12.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Portugal rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?: IDA total ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 29th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Unit: % of total energy use
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 6,790 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.