Austria vs Portugal: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Austria
18.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
22.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
30th
Portugal rank
29th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.53 terawatt-hours against 18.62 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 3.91 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 212 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0.032 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.21 terawatt-hours | 12.23 terawatt-hours | 7.03 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 13.37 terawatt-hours | 18.08 terawatt-hours | 4.72 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Austria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.53 terawatt-hours against 18.62 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Austria and Portugal?
- 3.91 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Austria ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 29th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.