Belgium vs Portugal: Renewable energy
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
12.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Portugal rank
29th
Renewable energy over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 12.47 terawatt-hours against 12.26 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 0.21 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 29th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | 0.6709 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0.6097 terawatt-hours | 0.2503 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.9403 terawatt-hours | 3.17 terawatt-hours | 2.23 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 6.11 terawatt-hours | 0.8116 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 11.24 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.34 terawatt-hours | 13.54 terawatt-hours | 0.2005 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 12.47 terawatt-hours against 12.26 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.21 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 renewable energy?
- Belgium ranks 28th 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.