Norway vs Portugal: Renewable electricity generation by source
Norway
13.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
13.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
23rd
Portugal rank
22nd
Renewable electricity generation by source over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13.67 terawatt-hours against 13.56 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Norway ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.032 terawatt-hours | 0.023 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.452 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | 1.97 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.47 terawatt-hours | 11.53 terawatt-hours | 9.07 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.1 terawatt-hours | 13.32 terawatt-hours | 0.2217 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity generation by source, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13.67 terawatt-hours against 13.56 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity generation by source between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.11 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Norway ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable electricity generation 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.