Lower middle income vs Portugal: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Lower middle income
5.2%
in 2024
Portugal
17.6%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) over time
- Lower middle income
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 17.6% against 5.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 30th 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 | Lower middle income | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 4.6% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 10.4% | 6.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 13.9% | 9.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Lower middle income or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 17.6% against 5.2% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 12.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.