Austria vs Portugal: Global primary energy use by source
Austria
14.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
12.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 14.55 terawatt-hours against 12.26 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 2.29 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6097 terawatt-hours | 0.6097 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 0.1255 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 1990s | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.11 terawatt-hours | 6.11 terawatt-hours | 2.01 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2010s | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 11.24 terawatt-hours | 3.02 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 14.07 terawatt-hours | 13.54 terawatt-hours | 0.5293 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 14.55 terawatt-hours against 12.26 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Austria and Portugal?
- 2.29 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Austria ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.