Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita

Portugal
0.0056 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
74th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd

Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Saudi Arabia
012345196519952025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0056 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0448 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 9.0 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 78 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7496 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.7496 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
1970s 0.5535 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0.5535 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
1980s 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
1990s 3.99 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 3.99 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
2000s 3.55 kilowatt-hours per person 0.013 kilowatt-hours per person 3.54 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
2010s 2.84 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per person 2.8 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal
2020s 0.1465 kilowatt-hours per person 0.0434 kilowatt-hours per person 0.1031 kilowatt-hours per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0056 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
0.0448 kilowatt-hours per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Portugal ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 4,195 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.