Norway vs Portugal: Share of primary energy from wind
Norway
4.6%
in 2025
Portugal
6.3%
in 2025
Norway rank
9th
Portugal rank
6th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.3% against 4.6% in Norway, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | 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% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 4.5% | 3.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 6.1% | 1.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.3% against 4.6% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Norway and Portugal?
- 1.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Norway ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th of 79 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 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.