Coal production in Portugal
Portugal: Coal production was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
5.25 terawatt-hours
in 1958
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1995
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production in Portugal, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal production in Portugal stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Over the whole period, coal production in Portugal peaked at 5.25 terawatt-hours in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1995.
That places Portugal 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Portugal, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0.1303 terawatt-hours | -46.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1384 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0651 terawatt-hours | -52.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1058 terawatt-hours | +62.5% |
| 1905 | 0.114 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0814 terawatt-hours | -28.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0733 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0407 terawatt-hours | -44.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0488 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0651 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0896 terawatt-hours | +37.5% |
| 1912 | 0.1221 terawatt-hours | +36.4% |
| 1913 | 0.2035 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 1914 | 0.2361 terawatt-hours | +16.0% |
| 1915 | 0.4885 terawatt-hours | +106.9% |
| 1916 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | +138.3% |
| 1917 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | +32.2% |
| 1918 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -29.7% |
| 1920 | 1.28 terawatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 1921 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 1922 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 1923 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1924 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 1925 | 0.9484 terawatt-hours | -9.7% |
| 1926 | 1.77 terawatt-hours | +86.7% |
| 1927 | 1.56 terawatt-hours | -11.7% |
| 1928 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 1929 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 1931 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 1932 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | -9.3% |
| 1933 | 1.74 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 1934 | 1.71 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1935 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 1936 | 1.85 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 1937 | 2.2 terawatt-hours | +18.9% |
| 1938 | 2.58 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 1939 | 2.58 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 3.26 terawatt-hours | +26.7% |
| 1941 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | +19.0% |
| 1942 | 4.49 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 1943 | 3.62 terawatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 1944 | 3.85 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1945 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 1946 | 3.67 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 1947 | 3.45 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 1948 | 3.57 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 4.07 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 1950 | 3.79 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 1951 | 3.74 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 3.91 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 1954 | 3.78 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 1955 | 3.65 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 1957 | 4.81 terawatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 1958 | 5.25 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 1959 | 4.94 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 4.18 terawatt-hours | -15.4% |
| 1961 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 1962 | 3.92 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.03 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.85 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.63 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 3.68 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 3.61 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 3.43 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 2.21 terawatt-hours | -35.6% |
| 1971 | 2.06 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 2.05 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.8 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.59 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.47 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.46 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | -25.8% |
| 1981 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.59 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | -11.9% |
| 1989 | 1.58 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 1.72 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 1.65 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2 terawatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8983 terawatt-hours | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | +138.3% | 0.4885 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours |
| 1915 | +106.9% | 0.2361 terawatt-hours | 0.4885 terawatt-hours |
| 1995 | -100.0% | 0.8983 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 1926 | +86.7% | 0.9484 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1042 terawatt-hours | 0.0407 terawatt-hours | 0.2442 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6472 terawatt-hours | 0.0651 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 0.9484 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.96 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 4.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 3.65 terawatt-hours | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 4.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | 1.59 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.682 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.72 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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- 68 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Austria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahamas, The 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahrain, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belarus, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Benin 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Brunei Darussalam 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cabo Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Comoros, Union of the 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Congo, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Côte d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Croatia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Denmark 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ecuador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Eritrea, The State of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Fiji, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Finland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 France 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gambia, The 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ghana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guatemala 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Israel 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Italy 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Jordan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lithuania 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Madagascar, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Malta 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Moldova, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Morocco 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Naoero, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Panama 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 St. Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Slovak Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 South Sudan, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Spain 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Syrian Arab Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Taiwan Province of China 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Yemen, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
More energy & mining data for Portugal
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production in Portugal?
- Coal production in Portugal was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 terawatt-hours in 1958.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for coal production?
- Portugal ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.