Latin America & Caribbean vs Portugal: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Portugal
0.0767 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
Portugal rank
11th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Portugal
00.020.040.060.08199020052021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0767 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0285 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0074 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0076 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.0086 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0203 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0117 kWh per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.0192 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0687 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0495 kWh per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.0488 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0776 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0288 kWh per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Latin America & Caribbean or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0767 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0482 kWh per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Latin America & Caribbean and Portugal?
0.0285 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Portugal?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Portugal rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.