Austria vs Portugal: Electricity generation from solar
Austria
10.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
8.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
27th
Portugal rank
30th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 10.31 terawatt-hours against 8.86 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 1.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Austria ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.019 terawatt-hours | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.003 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.849 terawatt-hours | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 0.149 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.66 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 0.8933 terawatt-hours | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 10.31 terawatt-hours against 8.86 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Austria and Portugal?
- 1.45 terawatt-hours, with Austria 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?
- Austria ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th of 214 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. 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.