Belgium vs Portugal: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Belgium
2,034 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
2,164 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Portugal rank
12th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,034 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 130 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0.2117 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0201 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1916 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8892 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 30.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 231.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 200.8 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 677.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,175 kilowatt-hours per person | 497.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,776 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,738 kilowatt-hours per person | 37.98 kilowatt-hours per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2,164 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,034 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Belgium and Portugal?
- 130 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 12th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.