Korea vs Portugal: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Korea
-0.4129 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
-0.5683 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
66th
Portugal rank
67th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Korea currently reports -0.4129 terawatt-hours against -0.5683 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 0.1554 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Korea ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1795 terawatt-hours | 0.6393 terawatt-hours | 0.4598 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0868 terawatt-hours | 0.4835 terawatt-hours | 0.3968 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0668 terawatt-hours | -0.4171 terawatt-hours | 0.4839 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1469 terawatt-hours | 0.3895 terawatt-hours | 0.2426 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.93 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 4.68 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2020s | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 5.49 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Korea or Portugal?
- Korea, at -0.4129 terawatt-hours against -0.5683 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.1554 terawatt-hours, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Korea ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 67th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.