Belgium vs Portugal: Primary energy from solar and wind
Belgium
23.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
22.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
25th
Portugal rank
28th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 23.92 terawatt-hours against 22.53 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 1.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 28th 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0021 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.0324 terawatt-hours | 0.0234 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3275 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 2.11 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 7.66 terawatt-hours | 12.23 terawatt-hours | 4.57 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.73 terawatt-hours | 18.1 terawatt-hours | 2.63 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 23.92 terawatt-hours against 22.53 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Belgium and Portugal?
- 1.39 terawatt-hours, with Belgium 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?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 28th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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 of total energy supply.