How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean 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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Portugal: Alternative and nuclear energy

Latin America & Caribbean

12.8%

in 2024

Portugal

17.7%

in 2024

Latin America & Caribbean rank

26th

Portugal rank

29th

Alternative and nuclear energy over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 17.7% against 12.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 46 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.9%	4.6%	5.3%	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	10.3%	4.8%	5.6%	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	10.0%	10.4%	0.4%	Portugal
2020s	12.2%	13.9%	1.7%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Latin America & Caribbean or Portugal?: Portugal, at 17.7% against 12.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Latin America & Caribbean and Portugal?: 4.9%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Portugal rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th 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, 6,669 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.