Denmark vs Portugal: Primary energy from solar per person
Denmark
748.14 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
838.66 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Portugal rank
21st
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 838.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark, a difference of 90.52 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | 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 | 0.0332 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0385 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0053 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3728 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.94 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 91.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 470.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 455.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.51 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 838.66 kilowatt-hours per person against 748.14 kilowatt-hours per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Denmark and Portugal?
- 90.52 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Denmark ranks 24th 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.