Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Electricity generation from solar
Portugal
8.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.23 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Portugal rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.86 terawatt-hours against 8.23 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.63 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.022 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.7 terawatt-hours | 0.067 terawatt-hours | 0.633 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | 1.05 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at 8.86 terawatt-hours against 8.23 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.63 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Portugal ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st 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.