Belgium vs Portugal: Electricity generation from coal

Belgium
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
83rd
Portugal rank
83rd

Electricity generation from coal over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
051015199020072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 83rd of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 15.28 terawatt-hours 11.79 terawatt-hours 3.5 terawatt-hours Belgium
2000s 8.39 terawatt-hours 13.95 terawatt-hours 5.56 terawatt-hours Portugal
2010s 1.86 terawatt-hours 11.34 terawatt-hours 9.48 terawatt-hours Portugal
2020s 0 terawatt-hours 0.5267 terawatt-hours 0.5267 terawatt-hours Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Belgium or Portugal?
Belgium, at 0 terawatt-hours against 0 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Belgium and Portugal?
0 terawatt-hours, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
Belgium ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 83rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 6,154 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.