Portugal vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Portugal
1.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
26th
Qatar rank
28th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Portugal
- Qatar
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.64 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Qatar ahead.
Portugal ranks 26th and Qatar ranks 28th of 77 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0159 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0159 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1182 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.1174 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.5781 terawatt-hours | 0.6536 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, Portugal or Qatar?
- Portugal, at 1.64 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Portugal and Qatar?
- 0.16 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Portugal ranks 26th and Qatar ranks 28th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar. 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.