Portugal vs Small states: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Portugal
38.5%
in 2021
Small states
14.4%
in 2021
Portugal rank
10th
Small states rank
10th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Portugal
- Small states
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 38.5% against 14.4% in Small states, a difference of 24.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 10th and Small states ranks 10th of 210 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.7% | 3.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 11.0% | 17.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 14.5% | 21.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Portugal or Small states?
- Portugal, at 38.5% against 14.4% in Small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Portugal and Small states?
- 24.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small states?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Small states rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Portugal ranks 10th and Small states ranks 10th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.