Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Ireland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 10.3% against 8.7% in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Portugal: Share of primary energy from solar and wind

Ireland

8.7%

in 2025

Portugal

10.3%

in 2025

Ireland rank

5th

Portugal rank

2nd

Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.3% against 8.7% in Ireland, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 2nd of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Portugal
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ireland
2000s	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	Portugal
2010s	3.7%	4.8%	1.1%	Portugal
2020s	7.5%	8.2%	0.7%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Ireland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 10.3% against 8.7% in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Ireland and Portugal?: 1.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?: Ireland ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 2nd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Portugal: Share of primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid, drawing on Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-primary-energy-from-solar-and-wind/ireland/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-primary-energy-from-solar-and-wind/ireland/portugal/">Ireland vs Portugal: Share of primary energy from solar and wind</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Unit: %
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 5,784 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.