Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy from solar and wind
Portugal
22.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
19.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
30th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.53 terawatt-hours against 19.77 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Portugal ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 111 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0324 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0324 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 12.23 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 12.16 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 18.1 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 11.52 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at 22.53 terawatt-hours against 19.77 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.76 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Portugal ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th 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.