France vs Portugal: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
France
16.78 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
15.79 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
53rd
Portugal rank
56th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
France currently reports 16.78 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.79 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.99 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was France ahead.
France ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 56th of 76 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.36 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 27.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.5 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 22.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2020s | 18 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.37 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, France or Portugal?
- France, at 16.78 kilowatt-hours per person against 15.79 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between France and Portugal?
- 0.99 kilowatt-hours per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 56th of 76 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 Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.