Australia vs Portugal: Renewable energy
Australia
9.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
12.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Portugal rank
29th
Renewable energy over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 12.26 terawatt-hours against 9.41 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.85 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8685 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | 0.1976 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.6097 terawatt-hours | 0.5406 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 0.0697 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 0.597 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 7.89 terawatt-hours | 6.11 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 11.24 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.99 terawatt-hours | 13.54 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 12.26 terawatt-hours against 9.41 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Australia and Portugal?
- 2.85 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for renewable energy?
- Australia ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 29th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.