China vs Portugal: Primary energy from solar per person
China
828.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
838.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
22nd
Portugal rank
21st
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 838.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 828.5 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 10.16 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | 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 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0101 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0101 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.006 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0385 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0325 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0731 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 46.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 423.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 455.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, China or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 838.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 828.5 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between China and Portugal?
- 10.16 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- China ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 21st of 79 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 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.