China vs Portugal: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
China
28.1 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Portugal
30.4 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
China rank
36th
Portugal rank
34th
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30.4 kilowatt-hours against 28.1 kilowatt-hours in China, a difference of 2.3 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
China ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 34th of 43 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.02 kilowatt-hours | 30.58 kilowatt-hours | 21.56 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 12.46 kilowatt-hours | 35.04 kilowatt-hours | 22.58 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21.99 kilowatt-hours | 27.49 kilowatt-hours | 5.5 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28.1 kilowatt-hours | 30.4 kilowatt-hours | 2.3 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person, China or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30.4 kilowatt-hours against 28.1 kilowatt-hours in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person between China and Portugal?
- 2.3 kilowatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- China ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 34th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.