Ireland vs Portugal: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Ireland
0.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
1.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
43rd
Portugal rank
42nd
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.03 terawatt-hours against 0.99 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0187 terawatt-hours | 0.0122 terawatt-hours | 0.0065 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.2818 terawatt-hours | 0.7613 terawatt-hours | 0.4795 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.7214 terawatt-hours | 0.7272 terawatt-hours | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5857 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.6683 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.03 terawatt-hours against 0.99 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Ireland and Portugal?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Ireland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 42nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.