Portugal vs Sweden: Share of primary energy from solar and wind
Portugal
10.3%
in 2025
Sweden
9.4%
in 2025
Portugal rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th
Share of primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.3% against 9.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 0.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar and wind, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 10.3% against 9.4% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar and wind between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for share of primary energy from solar and wind?
- Portugal ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th 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.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.