Portugal vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Portugal
-16.7%
in 2025
Spain
-16.2%
in 2025
Portugal rank
66th
Spain rank
65th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -16.2% against -16.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 66th and Spain ranks 65th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.5% | -1.0% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 6.6% | 15.2% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 0.5% | 4.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | -2.2% | -5.7% | 3.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | -3.2% | 0.8% | 3.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | -40.3% | -11.4% | 28.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at -16.2% against -16.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Portugal ranks 66th and Spain ranks 65th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.