South Korea vs Portugal: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
South Korea
-0.4%
in 2025
Portugal
-1.0%
in 2025
South Korea rank
61st
Portugal rank
63rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.4% against -1.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 12.4% | 9.3% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 8.6% | 1.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.0% | -0.3% | 9.3% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 0.8% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 13.5% | 3.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 6.1% | 16.9% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 5.6% | 3.7% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, South Korea or Portugal?
- South Korea, at -0.4% against -1.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between South Korea and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- South Korea ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 80 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 renewables. 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.