Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
41.69 billion kWh
in 2021
Portugal
19.63 billion kWh
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 41.69 billion kWh against 19.63 billion kWh in Portugal, a difference of 22.05 billion kWh.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 27.20 million kWh 826.00 million kWh 798.80 million kWh Portugal
2000s 1.81 billion kWh 4.18 billion kWh 2.37 billion kWh Portugal
2010s 11.49 billion kWh 15.48 billion kWh 4.00 billion kWh Portugal
2020s 38.62 billion kWh 18.83 billion kWh 19.79 billion kWh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 41.69 billion kWh against 19.63 billion kWh in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
22.05 billion kWh, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,460 data points, 1990–2021
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Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.