Peru vs Portugal: Primary energy from renewables
Peru
48.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
53.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
38th
Portugal rank
35th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 53.62 terawatt-hours against 48.05 terawatt-hours in Peru, a difference of 5.57 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Peru ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 35th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 2.77 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 5.87 terawatt-hours | 8.35 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 9.89 terawatt-hours | 0.341 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 12.8 terawatt-hours | 13.06 terawatt-hours | 0.2522 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19.81 terawatt-hours | 19.16 terawatt-hours | 0.6467 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2010s | 31.65 terawatt-hours | 38.25 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 42.19 terawatt-hours | 47.52 terawatt-hours | 5.33 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Peru or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 53.62 terawatt-hours against 48.05 terawatt-hours in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Peru and Portugal?
- 5.57 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Peru ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 35th of 77 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 renewables. 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.